Outbreak Investigation

Question 1

What is poor thrift and why is it a problem?

Answer 1

Very low BCS, insufficient weight gain or failure to achieve target weight by a certain age
Inappropriate with loss.

Leads to economic losses

Question 2

What the steps to investigating poor thrift in a herd?

Answer 2

1: define the problem
2: history taking
3a: environment examinations
3b: Distance Exam
4a: indovidual animal exam
4b: post mortem exam if applicable
5: ancillary Aids/ diagnostics
6: data analysis and decision making
7: reporting back and future monitoring

Question 3

What is biosecurity?

Answer 3

The prevention of disease agents entering a non infected farm

Question 4

What is bio containment?

Answer 4

Prevention of disease spreading with in an infected farm or leaving a farm?

Question 5

What are the levels of biosecurity?

Answer 5

Global, regional, national, and local

Question 6

What are the risk factors for crossing of pathogens?

Answer 6

Increased herd size, purchase of animals, purchasing advice, vet have no effect

Question 7

What are the tools for disease control?

Answer 7

Test and cull
Vaccination
Movement restriction
Compartmentalization
Surveillance

Question 8

What is the overarching factor of the tools of disease control?

Answer 8

Who pays for it?

Question 9

What is surveillance?

Answer 9

It is the repeated measurements recording and review of data related to the occurrence of events such as disease

Question 10

What are the basic principles for disease controll?

Answer 10

Find it
Fix it
Kill it
KEEP IT OUT

Question 11

What are the Reporting pathways for disease?

Answer 11

Department for environment food and rural affairs ( OIE)
Animals and plant health agency (European union)
Public health England (WHO)

Question 12

What is a vet’s role in animal health surveillance?

Answer 12

Frontline detection of diseases
Involvement in investigation and potentially response
Use of surveillance data for your work
Education and raising awareness

Question 13

If you suspect signs of any notifiable disease who do you notify?

Answer 13

Your local animal health and welfare services ( APHA)

Question 14

What is risk?

Answer 14

An estimate of the probability and severity of the adverse health effects in exposed population, consequential to hazards in food

Question 15

What are the main hazards in food?

Answer 15

Biological: bacteria, parasites, and viruses
Chemical: drug residues, contaminants
Physical: foreign bodies, metal or glass contamination

Question 16

What is risk management?

Answer 16

Prevention
Control
Alternative options
Implementation
Monitoring
Evaluation

Question 17

Who are the key stakeholders in food law?

Answer 17

The food business
The state
The consumers

Question 18

What are the key components in risk management?

Answer 18

Food safety and management systems 
Risk based approach 
Precautionary principle 
Traceability 
EFSA
RASFF

Question 19

What is the most effective food safety management system?

Answer 19

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)

Question 20

Describe the food safety pyramid

Answer 20

Lowest tier: prerequisites to legal requirements( water quality, pest, hygeine, ect.)

Middle tier: HACCP legal FSMS requirement

Top tier: BRC, voluntary and beyond legal requirements usually relate to consumer requirements

Question 21

Describe the risk based approach?

Answer 21

Food law should be based on risk and follow risk analysis( EFSA)

Question 22

What is the precautionary principle?

Answer 22

Whenever here is possibility of harmful effects and scientific uncertainties there is the right to take provisional risk management measures. The measure must me proportionate and not purposefully trade restictive.

Question 23

What is traceability?

Answer 23

Follow to course of food through all stages from animal feed to retail. Must be able to go ones temp forward or back for all stages.

All animals sent for slaughter have to traceable

Question 24

What is RASFF?

Answer 24

Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed: a system of notification for countries that included contact points at: member states( UK:FSA)
Commission
EFSA

Question 25

What are the roles of the food industry?

Answer 25

Comply with the general food laws and specific food laws. Provide a safe environment for food production. Apply FSMS/HACCP. Notify authorities of food safety incidents, monitor products for food hygiene and safety criteria