Exhibit 8, 100416 Brazil FMD Risk Evaluation - R-Calf

kept, with the documentation being available for auditing in the involved States (presentation
CIDASC). Owners have been duly compensated in all animal sanitary emergency activities carried
out in Brazil [11].
Garbage control/swill feeding
Swill feeding to swine is prohibited in all regions of Brazil by Decree No. 201, issued May 1998 [5].
State laws in Santa Catarina also prohibit garbage feeding. Although Federal law allows some
feeding with inactivation of waste, this practice is forbidden by Santa Catarina State law. Official
veterinarians at the Seara local office reported that if they identified garbage feeding during a farm
visit they would provide guidance and a verbal warning to stop it. Upon a second finding they
would issue a fine; however, the officials reported that this has never been necessary[11].
Conclusions:
APHIS considers that MAPA has sufficient legal authority to carry out official disease control,
eradication, and quarantine activities. MAPA has a system of official veterinarians and support staff
in place for carrying out field programs and for import controls and animal quarantine. Review of
veterinary infrastructure with MAPA and CIDASC officials demonstrated an infrastructure adequate
for rapid detection of FMD, CSF, ASF, and SVD and for carrying out surveillance programs in
Santa Catarina. The technical infrastructure is adequate, and officials use advanced technologies to
conduct animal health programs.
Santa Catarina’s LVU offices are adequately staffed. Assuming that the offices visited during the
site visit are representative of LVUs throughout the State, the local contacts, coverage, and control
mechanisms are strong. LVU functions observed in relatively high-risk regions demonstrated close
contact with individual premises in the regions and strong local controls. LVU personnel appeared
to be adequately trained in identifying the clinical signs of FMD, SVD, ASF, and CSF. In addition
they have a close relationship with animal producers and private/company veterinarians in charge of
cooperative farms. All parties are willing to report suspicious incidents to the next level. LVU
personnel also regularly provide information on disease signs and reporting requirements to
producers within their coverage area. It is expected that producers would suspect any of the diseases
under evaluation if they were to see them.
During our site visits to Brazil in 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2008, APHIS received overviews of the
activities and structures of Federal, State and local authorities. APHIS reviewed premises
registration, census information, vaccination records, and movement control documents. Our
personnel visited farms to observe farming practices. Officials observed that the structure,
effectiveness, and organization of the LVUs in Santa Catarina were adequate to perform official
animal health functions [6, 11].
With regard to indemnity procedures, APHIS concluded that sufficient funds are available to
compensate owners for sacrificed animals. In addition, indemnity provisions can be extended to
exposed and contact animals. Livestock producers and other industry groups contribute to and
administer private compensation funds, which show the level of commitment and participation of the
cattle industry in FMD program activities and of the swine industry to FMD, CSF, SVD, and ASF
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