FCI and ante-mortem inspection

Question 1

Slaughterhouses must not accept animals onto a slaughter premises unless they have requested and been provided with….

Answer 1

Food chain information record

Question 2

What are some pre-requisites for the ante-mortem exam in an abattoir?

Answer 2

Traceability met

Food chain information

Question 3

For traceability to be met in cattle, what must they have?

Answer 3

2 ear tags

Passports

Question 4

For traceability to be met in pigs, what must they have?

Answer 4

Tatttoos or ear tags

Movement licenses

Question 5

For traceability to be met in sheep, what must they have?

Answer 5

Electronic ID (ear tags)
Movement license

Question 6

For traceability to be met in horses, what must they have?

Answer 6

Transponder (microchip)

Passport

Question 7

Who is responsible for obtaining and evaluating the food chain information (FCI)?

Answer 7

Food business operator (FBO)

The OV audits the FBO’s decision

Question 8

FCI is more extensive in which species?

Answer 8

Chickens

Question 9

If there is a complete loss of traceability, what must happen to the animal?

Answer 9

Killed and disposed

Question 10

If there are lapses but no loss of traceability, what must happen?

Answer 10

OV report to local authority trading standards department

Question 11

Give examples of what may be required as part of the FCI

Answer 11

Disease status
Knowledge of residues (if suspected, FSA has power to detain animals for further examination)
Movement restrictions to the holding area

Question 12

What happens if the FCI does not arrive to the slaughterhouse with the animal?

Answer 12

Detained - alive or slaughtered

If not received within 24 hrs of arrival, unfit for human consumption

Question 13

Who is required to be present on a slaughterhouse if there are more than 1000 livestock units or 150,000 poultry/rabbits per year?

Answer 13

Animal welfare officer (AWO)

Question 14

FBOs wishing to slaughter cows that require BSE testing must undergo a specific approval process of what?

Answer 14

RMOP

Required method of operations procedures

Question 15

Is BSE notifiable?

Answer 15

Yes - contact duty vet at APHA

Question 16

Active scrapie (TSE) testing is required in what age of sheep?

Answer 16

If over 18 months (>2 permanent incisors)

OR fallen stock from compulsory scrapie flock scheme (CSFS)

Question 17

What samples are required for scrapie testing?

Answer 17

Brainstem

Cerebellum

Question 18

Which pigs are exempt from Trichinella testing in the abattoir?

Answer 18

Domestic pigs (undergo freezing treatment)
(All wild pigs must be tested)

Question 19

When completing FCI for a horse, which passport sections must a vet complete (otherwise guilty of an offence)?

Answer 19

5, 7 and 9

Question 20

What is in section I of the equine passport?

Answer 20

Owner

Question 21

What is in section II and III of the equine passport?

Answer 21

Identification

By competent authority

Question 22

What is in section IV of the equine passport?

Answer 22

Recording of identity checks whenever law/regulations require

Question 23

What is in section V and VI of the equine passport?

Answer 23

V = influenza vaccination
VI = all other vaccinations

Question 24

What is in section VII of the equine passport?

Answer 24

Lab health tests for transmissible diseases

Question 25

What is in section VIII of the equine passport?

Answer 25

Basic health requirements - lists diseases which must be noted on health certificate

Question 26

What is in section IX of the equine passport?

Answer 26

Medicinal treatment | Says if unfit for human consumption

Question 27

Apart from completing sections V, VII and IX of the equine passport, what other duty must a vet do as part of a horse FCI?

Answer 27

Transponder (microchip) implanting

Question 28

Which 2 species require movement licenses as part of their traceability?

Answer 28

Pigs Sheep (Also require eartags or tattoo for pigs)

Question 29

An ante-mortem inspection by the OV must be carried out within what time frame?

Answer 29

Within 24 hrs of arrival | Within 24hrs before slaughter

Question 30

If an animal is unfit for slaughter, what is it disposed as?

Answer 30

Animal by products (ABP)

Question 31

What are the 2 exceptions when an OV ante-mortem inspection is not required?

Answer 31

Emergency slaughter | Health certificate issued by an OV or approved vet (AV)

Question 32

What documentation must there be for an emergency slaughter to take place?

Answer 32

Certificate of competence

Question 33

Give examples of an animal that is classed as unfitt for transport

Answer 33

Unable to move independently and without pain Severe open wound or prolapse Pregnant females in last 90% gestation (last 4 weeks for cattle) Females that have given birth in the past week Newborn animals without a fully healed navel Calves less than 10 days (if transporting more than 100km)

Question 34

How long can an animal be held in large for?

Answer 34

Maximum of 48 hrs

Question 35

What must always be available for the animal whilst it is in lairage?

Answer 35

Water | Feeding if in for >12 hrs

Question 36

Give examples of circumstances where further processing cannot happen after arrival at a slaughterhouse

Answer 36

No FCI No traceability Death on arrival or in lairage (fallen stock) No ante-mortem inspection by OV

Question 37

Who performs the ante-mortem inspection?

Answer 37

OV

Question 38

If an animal is classed as fallen stock (death on arrival or death in lairage), what must happen?

Answer 38

Contact APHA as suspected welfare in transport case | PM performed by APHA - owner must be informed and allow own vet present at PM exam

Question 39

If an animal at the slaughterhouse in a state of late pregnancy, where must this be recorded and who must do this?

Answer 39

Daily welfare exception report | By OV

Question 40

The following formula is used to estimate what? 2.5 X (Crown-rump length +21)

Answer 40

Days of gestation | all species

Question 41

If dirty or wet livestock arrives at the ante-mortem inspection, what can be done?

Answer 41

Clipping and bedding overnight | Or decrease speed of line to allow more attentive dressing

Question 42

Give examples of when an animal may not be fit for slaughter

Answer 42

Disease status No traceability or FCI (if cannot be provided within time frame) Animals <1 week old Residues From an area subject to movement prohibition Other reasons