OIE animal welfare killing of poultry for disease control
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IMPROVED ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM (IAWP)
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Intensions of killing animals for disease control purposes
• Protecting human health
• Eliminating suffering in diseased animals
• Preventing suffering in susceptible animals
• Maintaining healthy national heard or flock
• Sustaining viable farming / food supply chain
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Killing methods• Lethal injection of anaesthetics • Maceration – newly hatched chicks / unconscious
poultry• Neck dislocation / decapitation of poultry species
in small numbers• Electrical stunning and bleeding / electrocution• Gas mixtures – containerised and whole house
gassing systems for poultry• Exposure to gas mixture followed by maceration
of poultry• Fire fighting foam for poultry• High expansion foam with gases for poultry
• Anaesthetics in feed or water - poultry and other birds followed by killing (maceration)
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During the kill
• Staff rotation and counselling• Counselling to animal owners• Interaction with other departments
–Transport to deal with traffic diversion–Police to maintain exclusion zones–Weather forecast from met office
• Cleaning and maintenance of stunning / killing equipment
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After the kill
• Check all animals are dead
Know the important signs of effective stunning and killing methods used in all farm animal species
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Scientific reports and guidelines
Consult
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/
euthanasia.pdf
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/
495.html
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_chapitre_3.7.6.htm
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Method selection criteria
• Nature of disease (e.g. notifiable, zoonotic) or disaster (e.g. floods)
• Location of farm• Species, number, size and age of
animals• Operators’ health and safety• Availability of resources and expertise• Biosecurity• Cost and efficacy of method
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Prepare coherent national and state contingency plans
Example:
Prepare species- and killing method-specific standard operating procedures
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Staff training and education
• Nationwide planning, co-ordination and execution of control measures during outbreaks
• Inform people of their responsibilities and provide necessary training
• Mock exercise – like fire evacuation drill in public offices
• Identify gaps / inadequacies • Provide education to acquire skills, if
necessary
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Known or established killing methods
Two separate presentations:
• Poultry species – Mohan Raj• Red meat species – Rasto Kolesar
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Poultry: Neck dislocation
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Waterfowl: neck dislocation
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Poultry: Captive bolt
Cartridge
Compressed air
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Head-only electrical stunning followed by bleeding or neck dislocation
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Mobile electrocution (water bath)
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Gas mixtures
Carbon dioxide has been used in,
Skips and waste bins
Modified Atmosphere Killing (MAK) Carts
Containers
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Dry ice in a bag
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Gaseous CO2 in skip and bin
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Containerised Gassing Unit (CGU)
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Mobile gaseous killing units
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Mobile CO2 system
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Whole house gassing (WHG)with CO2
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WHG battery cage
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Carbon monoxide
Whole house gassing with CO has been tested in the Netherlands and Belgium
Used in South East Asia
There are serious animal welfare concerns
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Fire Fighting Foamlow expansion foam (LEF)
Avifoam by Kifco
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High expansion foam (HEF)- UK trials
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Waterfowl
Electrical methodsGas mixtures (CGU)High expansion foam filled with gas mixtures
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