MT 2 Sarah

Question 1

Role of laboratories.

Answer 1

• Finding the cause(s) of a disease (death), infection by or freedom from certain agents of the livestock, animal health factors influencing the production,
• Animal health and food hygienic qualification of basic and additional materials of food ,
• Qualification of feeding stuff with a view to animal health and fodder hygiene.
• The institute performing tasks of vaccine-, medicine- and fodder examination.

Question 2

Five Freedoms:

Answer 2

• Hunger and thirst.
• Discomfort.
• Pain, injury and disease.
• To express normal behaviour.
• Fear and distress.

Question 3

Prohibited surgeries in Pets.

Answer 3

- Surgical operations for the purpose of modifying the appearance of a pet animal or for other non-curative purposes shall be prohibited and, in particular:
> The docking of tails;
> The cropping of ears;
> Devocalisation;
> Declawing and defanging;

Question 4

3 R’s.

Answer 4

• Reduction in numbers of animals
• Refinement of experimental methods
• Replacement of animals with non-animal techniques

Question 5

Piglet weaning.

Answer 5

• Not less than 4 weeks of age, unless the welfare or health of the dam or piglets would be otherwise adversely affected.
• Max 7 days earlier if specialised housing

Question 6

Sanctions/ Penalties.

Answer 6

• Official restrictions.
• Exclusion from state compensation.
• Fine: animal health/animal welfare.
• Infringment.
• Criminal offence.

Question 7

For what purpose is it prohibited to do animal experiments.

Answer 7

No license may be granted for experiments proposed for the purposes of manufacture of cosmetics, tobacco, other consumer goods, weapons and their components, and ammunition.

Question 8

Animal welfare rules of castration of piglets.

Answer 8

After 7 days of age: only under anaesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia by a veterinarian.