L7: Preharvest food safety Flashcards

1
Q

Which disinfectants must you use in the case of a notifiable disease?

A

A Defra-approved one

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2
Q

Is HACCP legally required at farm level?

A

No (but good to be applied as codes of good practice)

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3
Q

Who is responsible for on-farm control of medicinal products?

A

Vets

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4
Q

For how long must you retain farm medicine records?

A

5 years

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5
Q

What must you include in the farm’s medicine records?

A

Use, administration, broken needles

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6
Q

Who keeps all species/registration records from birth-death?

A

Country Parish Holding Records

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7
Q

How long can the standstill period be?

A

6 or 20 days

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8
Q

After how long must all cattle be double-tagged?

A

20 days

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9
Q

After how long must dairy cows have one tag?

A

36 hours

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10
Q

How many tags must a cow have to move off the holding?

A

Both

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11
Q

What is the only kind of cattle that can be tagged up to 9 months after birth?

A

Bison

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12
Q

What colour are primary tags?

A

Yellow plastic

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13
Q

What are secondary tags made of?

A

Metal/plastic button in different ear

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14
Q

How soon must you replace a lost tag?

A

28 days

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15
Q

Which service provides cattle passports?

A

British Cattle Movement Service

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16
Q

After what date do cows have passports?

A

1/7/96

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17
Q

Which documents do older cattle have instead of a passport?

A

Cattle Tracing Scheme

18
Q

How long after ear tagging must the cow have applied for a passport?

A

Within 7 days

19
Q

What happens if the passport application is late?

A

Refused

20
Q

Can a cow with no passport enter the food chain?

A

No

21
Q

Where are the only places a farm can go if no passport?

A

Hunt kennel or knackers yard

22
Q

How can you appeal a no-passport decision?

A

DNA

23
Q

Under what scheme are pigs identified?

A

PRIMO 2011

24
Q

Which pigs must have a permanent herdmark?

A

Over 1 year old or going to slaughter

25
Q

Which pigs can have a temporary herdmark?

A

Under 1 year moving to another holding

26
Q

What are four methods of identifying pigs?

A

Slap mark on each shoulder, ear tags, ear tattoo, temporary paint mark

27
Q

By what time must sheep be identified?

A

Before 9 months, or 6 months if housed, or before they leave their birth holding

28
Q

What are the three options for tagging sheep?

A

Double tags, electronic single slaughter lamb tag, non-electronic single slaughter lamb tag

29
Q

After which date must all foals have a microchip and passport?

A

1/7/09

30
Q

By what age must foals have a microchip and passport?

A

6 months or 31st Dec or earlier if being sold without the mother

31
Q

Which organisation issues horse passport?

A

Many

32
Q

How long before animals arrive must Food Chain Information be sent to the abattoir?

A

24 hours

33
Q

Which species is Food Chain Information required for?

A

Poultry, pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, calves under 8 months

34
Q

Where are inspection results at the abattoir sent?

A

Back to the farm

35
Q

When is on-farm slaughter allowed?

A

If animal can’t go to the slaughterhouse on welfare grounds

36
Q

What must you do for an animal slaughtered on-farm to go for human consumption?

A

Farmer’s declaration and veterinary ante-mortem certificate

37
Q

Which scheme has powers to enforce good practice?

A

None

38
Q

Which scheme covers broilers?

A

Assured British Chicken

39
Q

Which scheme covers layers?

A

Lion Quality Code of Practice

40
Q

Which scheme covers milk production?

A

National Dairy Farm Assured Scheme

41
Q

When can unfit animals be lifted mechanically?

A

If vet present

42
Q

When can unfit animals travel for treatment or slaughter?

A

Not dragged or pushed, not lifted by a mechanical device, no unnecessary suffering, stand square on all legs, load/unload unassisted, not deteriorate during transport