Animal Health & Welfare

Disease control

• Contingency Plan
• 1. Procedures when FMD is suspected
• 2. Veterinary Laboratory Service
• 3. Government Task Force
• 4. National Disease Control Centre
• 5. National Movement Controls
• 6. Mapping
• 7. Staffing & logistics
• 8. Public Awareness
• 9. Communications
• 10. Financial Control
• 11. Vaccination
• 12. Post-outbreak Surveillance
• 13. Local Disease Control Centre
• 14. Controls following Confirmation of Disease
• 15. Personnel Biosecurity
• 16. Local Biosecurity Centre
• 17. Creation of control zones, census and surveillance
• 18. Epidemiology
• 19. Valuation
• 20. Slaughter
• 21. Disposal of carcases
• 22. Cleaning & Disinfection of infected premises
• 23. Restocking
• 24. Milk: Collection, Transport & Treatment
• 25. Legal basis
• 26. Notices
• 27. Forms
• 28. Advice leaflets, posters & signs
• 29. Slaughter plants & other meat establishments
• 30. Marts
• 31. Animal Breeding
• 32. Role of other authorities, agencies and individuals
• 33. Borders
• 34. Ports
• 35. Airports
• 36. Glossary

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Chapter 30. Marts

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1. Risk of transmission of disease

2. Investigation of suspect FMD at a mart

3. Situation where Form B has been served and samples taken

4. If the suspect is confirmed

5. If the suspect is negative

6. Forward/back trace from a suspect/infected premises to a mart (animals present)

7. Forward/back trace from a suspect/infected premises to a mart (no animals present)

Annex 1 - Information and facilities to be supplied by mart manager following suspect FMD

Annex 2 -Assessment of risk following report of suspected FMD at a mart