Misc Flashcards
On behalf of who do the FSA implement animal health welfare and international trade rules?
Defra
On behalf of who do the FSA do residue sample collection?
VMD
Which jobs do Trading Standards do on behalf of Defra or the FSA?
Audit meat approved establishments and registered food premises, investigates food premises, riding schools, pet shops, dog breeding establishments
What is an orthozoonosis?
Spread by a single vertebrate species
What is a cyclozoonosis?
Requires at least two species to spread
What is a metazoonosis?
Transmitted by vertebrate to invertebrate
How are poxviruses spread?
Direct or fomite
What is SRM in cattle of all ages?
the tonsils, the last four metres of small intestine, the caecum, and the mesentery
What is SRM in cattle over 12 months?
skull excluding the mandible but including the brains and eyes, and spinal
cord
What is SRM in cattle over 30 months?
vertebral column, excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the spinous and
transverse processes of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, the median sacral crest
and the wings of the sacrum, but including the dorsal root ganglia.
What is SRM in sheep of all ages?
the spleen and the ileum
What is SRM in sheep Over 12 months (or have a permanent incisor erupted)?
skull including the brains and
eyes, tonsils, spinal cord