Sudden death Flashcards
1
Q
What is emergency slaughter?
A
- The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005
- ‘An otherwise healthy animal must have suffered an accident that prevented its transport to the slaughterhouse for welfare reasons’.
- Transport - lameness
- No residues – autoworm boluses!
- Clean Livestock policy
- Vet must be present at time of slaughter
- NO PITHING
2
Q
How is fallen stock disposed?
A
- Collection by an approved transporter and transported for disposal or
an approved treatment to a: - knacker
- hunt kennel
- maggot farm
- incinerator
- renderer
- Carcasses from cattle aged over 48 months must be tested for BSE.
- (over 24 months if born outside Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK)
- Animal by-products (ABPs) must be transported in covered leak-proof containers/vehicles and be accompanied by a commercial document
3
Q
What are Ddx for sudden death?
A
- Haemorrhage - calving injury, abomasal ulceration(NSAIDs)
- Plant toxicity - yew
- Lightening - insurance
- Electrocution - power-lines, stray voltage
- Hypomagnesaemia
- Hypocalcaemia
- Toxaemia - mastitis, metritis
- Bloat
- Blackleg - Cl. chauvoei - leg muscle
- Black disease - CL. novyi - liver
- Anthrax - no rigor mortis, blood clotted, black + tarry
4
Q
What is the procedure with suspected anthrax?
A
- Anthrax Order of 1991, Animal Health Act, 1981
- Must be an OV authorised to do anthrax tests.
- Farmer informs Vet of sudden death
- Vet telephones local APHA office
- Out of hours can do the test first, but must telephone next working day
- Given a reference number if DEFRA want the test
- You may do a private investigation, without telling the Ministry of a negative finding, but you will not be paid
- APHA will tell the police and Local Authority if positive
5
Q
What equipment is needed for testing anthrax?
A
- Surgical spirit + slide carrier
- no vacutainer - artefacts
6
Q
Where would you sample?
A
- Ear vein or tail
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