past questions (notifiable diseases) Flashcards
the rabbits diseases with myxomatosis shall be slaughtered and the meat and skin may be used following heat treatment
F
(killing with meat and skin disposal)
the rabbits suspected of being diseased with myxomatosis may be vaccinated by the authorisation of the competent veterinary authority
T
the maximum incubation period defined for myxomatosis is 60 days
F
(30 days)
the maximum incubation period defined for rabbit haemorrhage disease is 30 days
F
(60 days)
If the bee colonies are diseased with acariosis (tracheal mite infection), every bee colony shall be treated in the protection zone
T
In case of American foul-brood outbreak during non-brooding period the observation period could be much longer than 60 days
F
in case of American foul-brood, the bee colonies may only be treated with antibiotics if less than 50% of the colonies are infected
F (killing if less than 50% are infected)
the products of bee colonies suspected of being contaminated with American foul-brood shall be heat treated for 1 hour at 112˚C
T
in case of notifiable bee disease outbreak, during the observation period the colonies must not be moved at all within the protection zone (5 km)
T
suppressive vaccination against FMD may be carried out only within the surveillance zone
F
(only within the protection zone)
if no vaccine has been used FMD free status can be recovered if at least 3 months have elapsed after the last recorded outbreak
T
for the officially IBR-free status of the bovine herd all animals over 6 months of age shall be tested
T (every 12 months)
for the officially free Brucella status in bovine all herd animals over 6 weeks should be tested
F
(over 12 months)
if the general epidemic preventative measures (e.g. isolation of the holding etc) are not complied with, the official Brucellosis free status of the bovine herd is suspended
F
(only if positive PM inspection)
when the presence of bluetongie is officially confirmed the holdings located within a radius of 20 km are placed under official surveillance, and if necessary, vaccination programme is implemented
T
vesicular stomatitis is controlled by stamping out in the EU?
F
Although vesicular stomatitis is resistant the sample should be taken and transported in the same way as FMD suspicion?
T
if sheep introduced into the flock without isolation it is suspected of being contaminated with scabies?
T
the sheep disease with scabies shall be treated and the keeping place and equipment shall be disinfected parallelly?
T
After vaccinating cattle or horses suspected of being contaminated anthrax, the animals are observed for 20 days and their temperature is taken daily?
F
(14 days observation)
the animals suspected of being infected with anthrax shall be immediately separated and vaccinated
T
the animal diseased with anthrax shall be immediatly separated and treated?
T
those animals that were in contact with an infected animal died of anthrax within 20 days before the confirmation are suspected of being infected with anthrax
T
if a vaccinated cow or horse suspected of being infected with anthrax shows fever or clinical signs, the animal shall be treated immediately?
T
if a single cow in an officially enzootic bovine leucosis free herd has reacted positively the competent authority may grant a derogation from the obligation to slaughter its calf where it was separated from its mother immediately after calving
T
for re-establishing the officially enzootic bovine leucosis free status of the bovine herd all animals in the herd more than 12 months old should react negatively to two serological tests at least 4 months and less than 12 months apart
T
for the officially bovine leucosis free status of the bovine herd all animals over 6 weeks shall be tested
F
(24 months)
the maximum incubation period defined to enzootic bovine leucosis is 6 months
F
(3 months - years)
if the local clinical signs are observed but the increase in thickness of the fold of skin at the site is not more than 4 mm, the single intradermal tuberculin test is negative
F
(local sign → positive)
if swelling is observed with an increase of not more than 2 mm in thickness of the fold w/ out clinical signs, the single intradermal test is negative
T
in case of confirmation of African horse sickness outbreak there is obligatory emergency vaccination within 20km zone around the infected holding
T