Post Mortem Inspection Flashcards
Who carries out the post-mortem inspection and who oversees it
- Overseen by Food Standards Agency (FSA)
- Meat Hygiene inspector (MHI) apples health mark and can find diseases and ask OV to confirm
- OV looks at unusual conditions and any cases of emergency slaughter
What are the main procedures during a post mortem
Take into account AM
View all external surfaces
Look for any notifiable/zoonotic diseases
Take into account FCI
Must include carcases and accompanying offal
What are the potential outcomes after a post mortem
- Pass meat as fit for human consumption
- Declare the meat as unfit for human consumption
- Detain the meat for further examination
If there is no evidence of generalised disease or recent medication, what is the outcome of the post mortem
Passed for human consumption
if there is evidence of recent medication, what is the next step and what are the possible results from the post mortem
Test for residues
Passed for human consumption of test is negative
Condemn carcass if the test is positive
If there is evidence of localised disease condition, what is the next step and the outcome from the post mortem
Remove affected tissue
Passed for human consumption
If there is evidence of generalised disease with potential for producing food-borne disease, what is the next step and the outcome from the post mortem
Food borne disease threat removed by special procedures
Either passed or restricted depending on result
If there is a food borne disease threat that cannot be removed by special procedures, what is the outcome from the post mortem
Carcass is condemned
Name the reasons for total rejection in cattle (x11)
Oedema/emaciation
Generalised TB
Multiple abscesses
Septicaemia/fever
Hydatidosis
Jaundice
Navel/joint ill in young animals
Uraemia/abnormal odour
Cysticercus bovis in multiple location
Less than 7 days old
Contamination
List the reasons for partial rejection the head of cattle (x3)
Cysticercus bovis
Hydatid cysts
Contamination
List the reasons for partial rejection of the offal in cattle (x10)
Pneumonia
Pleurisy
Lungworn
Liver abscesses
Immature or mature flukes
Hepatic scarring
Hydatid cysts
Traumatic pericarditis
Contamination
Cysticercus bovis
List the reasons for partial rejection of areas of the carcase
Abscesses in different areas
Cysticercus bovis
Joint lesions e.g. arthritis
Brusing
Hydatid cyst
Contamination
List the reasons for total rejection of sheep and goats (x9)
Septicaemia/fever
Jaundice
Contamination
Cysticercus ovis (generalised)
Emaciation/generalised oedema
Hydadtidosis
Multiple abscesses
Generalised tuberculosis
Polyarthritis
List the reasons for partial rejection of the offal in sheep and goats (x9)
Pneumonia - mycoplasma and pasturella like
Lung abscesses
Lungworm
Hydatid cysts
Immature and mature flukes
Cysticercus tenuicollis
Cysticercus ovis
Historic scarring
Contamination
List the reasons for partial rejection of areas of the carcase in sheep and goats
Abscesses on head, forequarters and hindquarters
Brusing
Joint lesions
Cysticercus ovis
Hydatid cyst
Contamination
List the reasons for total rejection of pigs (x13)
Pyaemia
Tail bite abscess
Septic peritonitis and pleurisy
Polyarthritis
Emaciation/ generalised oedema
Septic pleurisy
Processing fault
Badly bled
Anaemia
Septicaemia/toxaemia
Jaundice
Cysticercosis
Contamination
List reasons for partial rejection of the offal in pigs (x9)
Milk spot
Peritonitis
Visceral pleruicity
Pneumonia
Endocarditis
Pericarditis
Kidney lesions
Abscesses
Contamination
List the reasons for partial rejection of areas of the carcase in pigs (x9)
Joint lesions - single or multiple
Abscesses - single or multiple
Tail bite
Papular dermatitis like
Erysipelas skin like
Visceral pleurisy
Parietal pleurisy
Fight marks
Contamination
If cysticercus bovis is generalised, what is the result
Total condemnation/rejection
If cysticercus bovis is localised, what is the result
Parțial condemnation of affected area
Freezing of the carcass
What additional inspections are required if bovine TB is suspected
Pre-scapular and superficial inguinal lymph nodes must be inspected
What heart worms are found in sheep, cows and pigs
Sheep - Taenia ovis, Cysticercus ovis
Cows - Taenia saginata, Cysticercus bovis
Pigs - Taenia sodium, Cysticercus cellulosae
What are the most common things to look for in the heart when inspecting it post mortem
Pericarditis
Endocarditis
Parasites
If you find pericarditis, what is the result
Reject heart, rest of carcass is fine
If you find endocarditis, what is the result
If diamond shape lesions on the skins well as heart - reject whole carcase
What 4 things could cause lungs to be rejected at post mortem
Pneumonia
Pleurisy
Lungworm
Abscesses
What are you looking for in pig livers at post mortem (x4)
Ascaris suum
Fasciola hepatica
Hydatid cyst
Abscesses
What is distomatosis, what is it caused by and what would result of post mortem be
Swollen liver with more pronounced white bile ducts
Fasciola hepatica
Partial rejection of the liver
What 2 notifiable diseases do you look for in the kidney at post mortem
Classical swine fever
African swine fever
What conditions do you look for in the spleen post mortem (x4)
TB lesions
Abscesses
Haemorrhage
Hydatid cyst
What is the result post mortem if the animal has arthritis
if one affected joint - reject up to the next joint
If multiple joints affected - reject whole carcass
What are the main causes for full carcase condemnation (x8)
Emaciation
Jaundice
Fevered (septicaemia/toxaemia)
DOA, DIL, unborn or under 7 days old
Generalised oedema
Pyemia
Abnormal odours - uraemia, acetonemia
No ante mortem performed
If melanosis, what is the result of the post mortem
Reject affected tissue
Rest of carcase is okay
What 3 things do you take samples to test for at the abattoir
Aujezsky’s disease - boars only
Residues
Trichinella
What is the procedure if testing for Trichinella
Carcase and any parts containing striated muscle remain under official control until results obtained
Never allow into food chain without a definitive test
