PQ Flashcards
1
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- Definitions of directives in EU
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bind member states to the objectives as to be achieved, while leaving the national authorities the power to choose the form and the means to be used
2
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- Powers (duties) of European Parliament
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Legislative power:
- consultation procedure
- cooperation procedure
- co-decision (ordinary) procedure
- Parliaments assent
Power over the budget
Supervision of the executive
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- Animal welfare rules for surgical intervention of piglets
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- tail docking or reduction of corner teeth: not routinely - only when evidence of injury
- teeth clipping: within 7 days of birth
- If practiced castration / tail docking after 7 days: under anesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia by a veterinarian
4
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- Duties (work) of European Commission
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- Proposes new legislation
- Executive organ
- Guardian of the treaties
- Represents the EU on the international stage
5
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- Definition of cruelty to animals in criminal law
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- Any person who is engages in the unjustified abuse or mistreatment of vertebrate animals resulting in permanent damage to animal’s health or in the animal’s destruction
- or who abandons, disposes or expels a domesticated vertebrate animal or a dangerous animal is guilty of a misdemeanor
- The penalty for a felony shall be higher, if the criminal offence is carried out in a manner to cause undue suffering to the animal, or result in permanent damage to several animals or in the destruction of more than one animal
6
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- Definition of a long journey
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- A journey that exceeds 8 hours starting from when the first animal of the consignment is moved
7
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- Definition of regulation in EU
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are directly applied without the need for national measures to implement them
8
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- The 3 Rs
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- reduction in number of animals
- refinement of experimental methods
- replacement of animals with non-animal techniques
9
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- Killing methods
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- free bullet pistol or rifle
- electrocution
- exposure to CO2
- other approved methods (decapitation, dislocation of neck, vacuum chamber)
10
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- When are animals not allowed to be used in experiments
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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
11
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- Duties of National Central Veterinary Office (chief veterinary officer)
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- Preparation of vet. legislations and transposition of EU directives into national law
- Supervise and coordination of activities of the vet. services at regional and district levels
- Decision-making in emergency situations
- The coordination and cooperation with the network of diagnostic laboratories, according to contingency plans
- Negotiate with thr 3rd countries and national representstive to various International organizations (e.g. WHO, OIE, FAO)
12
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- When is stunning not obligatory
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- don’t apply to invertebrate animals
- poultry and rabbits slaughtered for home consumption
- In cases when killing of the animal is necessary due to an emergency situation
13
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- Transport time/rules of farm animals
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- Shall not exceed 8 hours, can be extended if additional requirements are met
- Un-weaned calves, piglets, lambs, kids and foals: after 9 hours of travel, rest period of at least one hour to be given liquid and if necessary, fed. After this rest period, transported for further 9 hours
- Pigs: transported for maximum 24 hours, continuous access to water.
- Domestic equidae: transported maximum 24 hours, liquid and if necessary, fed every eight hours
- All other animals: after 14 hours of travel, rest period of at least one hour, given liquid and if necessary, fed. After this rest period, transported for further 14 hours
14
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- Objectives of OIE
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- to inform Governments about the occurrence and course of diseases of animals throughout the world and ways of controlling these diseases;
- to provide co-ordination at the international level for studies devoted to the surveillance and control of diseases of animals
- to examine regulations for trade in animals and products of animal origin, with a view to harmonizing such regulations among Member Countries
- to give priority to the welfare of animals used in agriculture and aquaculture and to identify animal welfare research needs
15
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- Weaning of piglets
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- not less than 4 weeks of age, unless the welfare or health of dam/piglet would be otherwise adversely affected
(max 7 days earlier if specialised housing)
16
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- Animal welfare sanctions
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- official restrictions
- exclusion from state compensation
- fine: animal health/animal welfare
- infringement
- criminal offence
17
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- List specialist commissions of OIE
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- Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (“Code Commission”)
- Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases (”Scientific Commission”)
- Biological Standards Commission (“Laboratories Commission”)
- Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission (“Aquatic Animals Commission”)
18
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- 5 freedoms
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- from hunger, thirst and malnutrition
- from fear and distress
- from physical and thermal discomfort
- from pain, injury and disease
- to express normal patterns of behavior
19
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- Duties of FVO
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Food and Veterinary Office
- promote effective control systems in the food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors;
- check on compliance with the requirements of EU food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health legislation within the European Union and in third countries exporting to the EU;
- contribute to the development of EU policy in the food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors
20
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- Animal welfare rules of castration of piglets
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- if performed after 7 days of age: under anesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia by a veterinarian
21
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- GATT agreement
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- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- was an international agreement, a document setting out the rules for conducting international trade, and an international organization created later to support the agreement
- GATT, the international agency, no longer exists. It has now been replaced by the World Trade Organization
22
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- Prohibited methods of killing in pets
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- drowning/suffocation if they don’t produce immediate loss of consciousness + death
- use of poisonous substance/drug where dose + application cannot be controlled
- electrocution unless preceded by immediate induction of loss of consciousness
23
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- When must a journey log be kept
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- Transporters and organizers shall comply with the provisions on the journey log:
- For long journeys between Member States and with third countries for:
- Domestic equidae other than registered equidae
- Domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species
24
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- Public health establishmets and labs under control of Minister of Agriculture
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- Veterinary institutes
- Institute performing tasks of food examination
- Institute performing tasks of vaccine-, medicine- and fodder examination
- Laboratories operated by the regional veterinary authority: making a microbiological examination of food and fodder
- Laboratory of reproduction biology of the authority of animal breeding
25
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- List veterinary laboratories
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- Public veterinary laboratory
- Veterinary laboratory of a holding
- Veterinary (clinical) laboratory
26
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- When is it acceptable to kill an animal
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- Food production
- Fur production
- Population control
- incurable disease
- injury
- risk of infection
- pest control
- prevention of unavoidable attack
- scientific research
27
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- Iodine disinfectant
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- commonly used in animal health + food processing disinfection
- aqueous iodine + alcoholic iodine commonly used as antiseptics
- Iodophores (iodine +carrier compounds):
- -affect bacteria, viruses and some spores
- -used for general disinfection, bovine teat dips and surgical scrubs
- hard water and large amount of organic material reduce activity
28
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- When can disinfection fail
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- overdilution during pre-mixing or application
- incomplete/inadequate cleaning
- poor disinfectant penetration or coverage
- insufficient contact time on surface
- inadequate temperature and humidity during application
- presence of residual cleaning material
- selection of product ineffective against contaminating microorganism
- entire procedure must be repeated if exam of sentinel animals or lab results indicate that pathogens have survived
29
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- Which animals can be used for experimentation besides lab. animals
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- Farm animals and companion animals (e.g. beagle)
- Animals taken from wild (protected species: if it is approved by the nature preservation authority)
30
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- Chlorine disinfectants
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- bleaching + germicidal properties
- commonly used in disinfection, sanitizing and water purification (high conc. sewage treatment)
- readily available + inexpensive
- broad antimicrobial spectrum
- min. environmental hazards
- works best in absence of organic material
31
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- Stunning methods on farm animals
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Stunning must not be carried out unless its possible to bleed animal immediatly after
- captive bolt pistol
- percussive blow to the head
- electronarcosis
- exposure to carbon dioxide
(exc. Ritual slaughter)
32
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- Category 1 materials
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A + B -> carcasses
rest: material (?)
A) All body parts including hides, skins of:
- Animals suspected of being infected with TSE, or presence of TSE have been officially confirmed
- Animals killed in the context of TSE eradication measures
- Animals other than farm and wild animals (pet animals, zoo animals and circus animals)
- Experimental animals
- Wild animals suspected of being infected with diseases that can be transfered to humans or animals
B) SRM – Specified risk material
& where SRM has not been removed, the entire bodies of dead animals containing SRM
C) Animal by – products derived from animals which have been submitted to illegal treatment
D) Animal by products containing residues of other substances and environmental contaminats (if they exceed the permitted levels)
E) Waste water from Cat. 1 prosessing plant + other premises where SRM is removed
F) Catering waste from means of transport operating internationally
G) mixes of Cat. 1 with Cat. 2 or 3 materials
33
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- Category 2 carcass
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animals and parts of animals, other than those referred to
category 1, that die other than by being slaughtered for human consumption, including animals killed to eradicate an epizootic disease
34
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- Category 3 carcass
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- Parts of slaughtered animals fit for human consumption – but not intended to, due to commercial reasons
- Parts of slaughtered animals which are rejected as unfit for human consumption, but that are not affected by transmissible diseases.
- Hide, skin, hooves and horns, feathers from animal slaughtered in slaughterhouse that after inspection were fit for human consumption.
- Head of poultry
- Pig bristles
- Blood from slaughtered animals (ø ruminants) and passed inspection for human consumption
- Raw milk originating from animals that ø show clinical signs of transmissible disease
35
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- Definition of decisions
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are binding in all their aspects upon those to whom they are addressed. A decision may be addressed to any or all Member States, to undertakings or to individuals
36
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- Animal welfare rules of keeping hens in enriched cages
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- at least 750 cm2 of cage area for each laying hens (600 cm2: usable)
- cage: at least 2000 cm2
- nest
- litter: pecking and scratching
- perches
- feed trough: 12 cm/ laying hen
- drinking system; 2 nipple drinkers or 2 drinking cups: within reach
- aisle: min. width of 90 cm
- claw-shortening device
