Longest real essays Flashcards
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Duties/ Objectives of OIE
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- Inform governments about occurrence + course of animal Dx throughout + control methods
- Provide coordination at international level for studies devoted to surveillance and control of animal dx
- Examine regulations for trade in animals + animal products, with a view to harmonise these regulations among MS
- Give priority to welfare of animals used in agriculture + aquaculture and identify animal welfare research need
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OIE Principles
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- Transparency in global animal dx situation
- Scientific info: collect, analyse + disseminate info especially on dx control methods + animal welfare
- Provide expertise in control on animal dx
- Ensure safety in world trade in animals and animal products
- Improve safety of food of animal origin from hazards originating in animal production
- Establish standards + guidelines for animal welfare
- Improve the legal framework
- Address animal health issues related to poverty
- Provide expertise to members in understanding + managing effects of environmental + climate changes on animal health + welfare
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Food and Veterinary offices (FVO)
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- Promote effective control systems in food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors
- Check on compliance with requirements of EU food safety and quality, veterinary plant health legislation within EU and 3rd countries exporting to EU
- Contribute to development of EU policy in food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors
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Main areas of EU Veterinary Legislation
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- Single market
- Import from 3rd country
- Animal health certs
- Reporting and recording animal dx
- Prevention + control of contagious animal dx
- National eradication plans
- Animal welfare
- Animal breeding, zoo-sanitary rules
- Residuum’s
- Standards of Dg tests, vaccinations
- Reference laboratories
- Vet committees of the EU
- Financial measurements, monetary support
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Duties of Local animal experimentation committee (LAEC)
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- Prepare animal experimentation regulation
- Control observation of animal experimentation regulation
- Professional ethical supervision of animal experimentation
- Organise education and training of those authorised to carry out animal experiments
- Violation of animals during experiments: LAEC can terminate the experiment with notification of animal welfare authority
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General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)
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- International agreement setting out rules for conduction international trade and an international organisation created later to support the agreement
- GATT no longer exists= World trade organisation
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GATT agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
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- Signed April 15 1994, into action January 1 1995
- Aims to reduce to a min the negative effects of health barriers on international trade
- States that countries should achieve the widest possible harmonisation of their animal health measures
- Those health measures which conform to international standards will be deemed necessary for the protection of human and animal life and health
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Chlorine disinfectants
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- Bleaching and germicidal properties, commonly used in disinfection, sanitizing and water purification
- In high conc, chloring is used for sewage treatment
- Disinfectants and sanitizers and readily available, inexpensive, have a broad antimicrobial spectrum and present minimal environmental hazards
- Very effective in the absence of organic material
- Other factors affecting efficacy: conc, pH, presence of natural proteins, presence of ammonia
Hypochlorite’s
• Broad spectrum of antibacterial and antiviral action
• Corrosive, easily neutralised by organic material and decompose readily
Chlorinated lime
• Hygroscopic powder containing and variety of calcium and chlorine compounds
• Frequently sprinkled to on barnyards and manure= release chlorine serving as a general disinfectant
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Public laboratories are
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- Institutes and laboratories established or approved by the Minister of Agriculture which belong into the frame of state veterinary service and are divided according to their fields of work: diagnostics, food investigation and fodder control)
- State veterinary or other laboratories, laboratories of public bodies not listed in point 1 (Universities, research institutes)
- Non-state laboratories but which are approved and suitable for performing a part of the tasks
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What to do with Category 1
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- Incineration
- Co-incineration
- Material other than TSE category 1 material: disposed of by pressure sterilisation
- Burial in authorised landfill
- Used as fuel for combustion with or without prior processing
- Used for the manufacture of derived products
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What to do with Category 2
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- Incinerate
- Co-incinerate
- Dispose at authorized landfill
- Used for manufacturing of organic fertilizers or soil improvers
- Composted or transformed into biogas
- Applied to land without processing
- From aquatic animals: ensiled, composted or transformed into biogas
- Used as fuel for combustion
- Used for the manufacture of derived products
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What to do with Category 3 :
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- Pet food
- Feed for farm animals
- Organic fertilizers
- Incinerate
- Co-incinerate
- Dispose at landfill
- Raw petfood
- Biogas
- Fuel for combustion
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Requirements in case of Enzootic Bo. Leucosis, single animal
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- If a single animal in an officially free herd has reacted positively or where infection is otherwise suspected in one animal in a herd
- The animal which has reacted positively and in case of a cow, any calf it may have produced must have left the herd for slaughter under the supervision of the veterinary authority
- All animals in the herd more than 12 months old have reacted negatively to 2 serological tests carried out at least 3 months after removal of the positive animal and their progeny
- Epidemic inquiry
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Requirement in case of Enzootic Bo. Leucosis, multiple animals
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- More than one animal from an officially free herd has reactive positively or where the infection has been suspected in more than one animal in a herd
- Any animals which have reacted positively and in case of cows, their calves, must be removed for slaughter under the supervision of the veterinary authority
- All animals over 12 months of age must react negatively to 2 test carried out at least 4 months and no more than 12 months
- All other animals in the herd remain on the holding until they are over 24 months of age and have been tested after reaching that age
- Epidemiological inquiry
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Measures to be applied on holding when Highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks are confirmed
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- All poultry and other captive birds on the holding shall be killed
- Member States may grant derogations for certain species of birds not to be killed, based on assessment of the risk of further spread of avian influenza
- All carcasses and eggs shall be disposed of
- Poultry hatched from eggs during the period between the probably introduction of HPAI and the application of stamping out measures shall be placed under official supervision and investigations carried out
- Meat of poultry slaughtered and eggs collected during the period between the probably introduction of HPAI and the application of stamping out measures shall be traced and disposed of when possible
- Substances and waste likely to be contaminated shall be destroyed or treated to ensure the destruction of the avian influenza virus
- Treatment of buildings, land, equipment, and vehicles likely to be contaminated
- Other captive birds/ mammals of domestic species shall not enter/leave the holding without authorisation
- In case of primary outbreak the virus isolate shall be examined to identify the genetic subtype
- Derogations: non-commercial holding, circus, zoo, pet bird shop, wild life park, fenced area for poultry kept for scientific purposes, rare breeds of poultry
