Poultry meat inspection Flashcards
When is FCI usually received at the slaughter?
24 hrs in advance to animal’s arrival
Who’s responsibility is it for obtaining/evaluating FCI?
Food business operator
Audited by OV
Poultry must arrive to to the slaughter house alive, however there are 3 exceptions. What are these?
Delayed eviscerated poultry raised for production of foie gras
Animals slaughtered at place of production
Wild game
If Salmonella testing is not available, what risk category is that bird classed as?
High-risk
OV to contact APHA
Requires Salmonella testing
Salmonella testing is required at farms with over what number of birds?
> 2000 broilers
500 turkeys
250 hens
How often should breeding poultry be tested for salmonella?
Every 3 wks (chickens)
Every 4 wks (eggs and turkey)
How often should laying chickens be testing for salmonella?
Adults - every 15 weeks
And 2 weeks before pullets move to laying unit
What happens if a batch of chickens on farm test positive for salmonella?
Retain affected batches and slaughter at end of day
Deep clean of farm and equipment/machinery
CCTV recordings of slaughterhouses must be kept for what time period?
90 days
Under what circumstances may a bird not be stunned prior to killing?
Religious practices
What are red necks/skins?
Birds with inadequate stunning neck cut
Birds enter scalding tank and drown
What happens after each incident of a red neck bird?
OV must give written advice to FB of actions required
How long must a bird be bled before it can be dressed?
90 seconds
2 minutes for turkeys
What virus causes Newcastle disease?
Avian paramyxovirus 1
What are the symptoms of avian influenza?
Pneumonia Airsacculitis Haemorrhage Oedema Discolouration
