Veterinary public health

Question 1

Define food hygiene

Answer 1

Food hygiene is all efforts put in place to prevent health hazards, early spoilage and contamination caused by poor food handling.

Question 2

What is meat hygiene?

Answer 2

Meat hygiene is the scientific concept applicable to production at farm level, slaughtering, processing, distribution and preparation and consumption of food animals such that the meat and meat products are safe and wholesome for human and animal use.

Question 3

What is an Abbatoir?

Answer 3

Abbatoir is any premises that is registered and approved by controlling authorities in which animals are hygienically slaughtered and dressed for human consumption.

Question 4

What are the three must haves of an Abbatoir?

Answer 4

Water
Electricity
and Registration.

Question 4

What is meat inspection stating their two main objectives

Answer 4

Meat inspection is the expert or professional examination of food animals with the main objectives of providing a wholesome meat for human consumption and preventing danger to the public health.

Question 5

Define Antemortem

Answer 5

It is the examination of animals prior to slaughter in order to access their suitability as a product fit for human consumption.

Question 6

What is post mortem

Answer 6

It is the examination of organs and carcass to access whether these products are fit for human consumption.

Question 7

What is hygiene and sanitation infection?

Answer 7

It is the inspection of facilities, equipments and process to process to access whether whether the production system is hygienic.

Question 8

Define these terms;
Viscera and carcass

Answer 8

Viscera refers to offals found in the thoracic, abdominal cavity including the trachea and oesophagus.

Question 9

What is a block

Answer 9

They are internal organs comprising the larynx, lungs, trachea, heart and liver. They constitute the block when removed together.

Question 10

What are edible products

Answer 10

Products which are fit for human consumption e.g meat, offals, hide and skin.

Question 11

Condemned meat

Answer 11

Meat and meat products which have been found by an inspector not to be fit for human consumption

Question 12

What is an inedible meat

Answer 12

They are defined as meat products which are not fit for human consumption like hoof, hairs and horn

Question 13

Write on;
*Fit for consumption

*Safe
*Wholesome

Answer 13

• Food which have been passed appropriately, branded by an inspector and which no subsequent changes have been found due to disease, decomposition or contamination.

Safe: This is when food products are free from any substances which may be harmful to man including infectious agents and toxic substances of either endogenous or exogenous origin.

Wholesome; Food products must be free from defect which may be either exogenous or endogenous non microbial contamination and adulteration.