Midterm 2 Flashcards
The form of Council of Europe welfare legislation is convention which owe their legal existence to the consent of those Member States that sign and ratify them
True
Castration of piglets over the age of 1 week shall not be performed unless there are evidence of injury
False
Castration of piglets over the age of 1 week must be performed under anaesthesia and analgesia by a veterinarian
True
According to the EU animal welfare norms, piglets shall be weaned not more than 4 weeks of age
False => weaning >4weeks of age
Tail docking or reduction of corner teeth must not be performed unless there is evidence of injury
True
Calves shall be provided with an appropriate diet with sufficient iron and a minimum of dried feed containing digestible fibre
True
Beak trimming of laying hens less than 10 days old may be performed to prevent cannibalism
True
In the EU Member States the cage system in laying hen keeping is prohibited from 2012
False => enriched cages allowed
Maximum journey time in case of transport of dogs and cats is 8 hours
False
Pregnant domestic farm animals must not be transported because they are not fit for the journey
False
Maximum journey time in case of transport of domestic Equidae and pigs, when using road vehicles which meet the additional requirements is 24-hours
True
The Eu animal welfare rules for the transport are not applicable for the transport of dogs, cats or other pet animals
False
During slaughter the domestic farm animals must be stunned before bleeding
True
If the animals are slaughtered outside of slaughterhouse for private domestic consumption, stunning is not obligatory in case of poultry, rabbits, pigs and small ruminant
False
Authorized stunning methods of farm animals are: captive bolt pistol, concussion of the head, electronarcosis and exposure to carbon dioxide
True
The killing of animals in cultural or sport events is not regulated by detailed provisions in the EU legislation
True
Tail docking shall never be performed on a dog
False => medical grounds
The use of any poisonous substance or drug for the euthanasia of pet animals is prohibited
False => the use of any poisonous substance or drug, the dose and application of which cannot be controlled as to give immediate unconsciousness and death is banned.