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

7. Movement control, biosecurity, and the extent to which the movement of animals and
animal products is controlled from regions of higher risk, and the level of biosecurity
regarding such movements
Border controls, including inspections at ports of entry and other surveillance practices, enable a
country to monitor the movement of people, animals, and goods into the country or a particular
region. Illegal movements of susceptible commodities or people and equipment can spread disease.
A thorough understanding of animal movement controls helps assess the likelihood of disease
introduction. Further, biosecurity measures are critical to minimize the spread of disease should an
outbreak occur. In this section we review Santa Catarina’s border control capabilities for monitoring
and controlling the movement of species and products that could carry the diseases under evaluation
into the State.
Among general animal health measures carried out by the official veterinary service in order to
protect the animal health status of Santa Catarina, control at the entry points into the State is the
primary prevention mechanism.
Both international and domestic movement of animals and their products and byproducts are
regulated by federal rules. MAPA is directly responsible for the control of permanent inspection
stations on the border with Argentina, three ports and the international airport in Florianopolis, the
State capital, through its International Plant and Animal Surveillance (Vigilância Agropecuária
Internacional). Santa Catarina controls other inspection stations through CIDASC [4].
Animals must be accompanied by a Zoosanitary Certificate signed by an official veterinarian from
the exporting country, pursuant to the model in Normative Instruction SDA 31/2002. Controls for
international transport and trade are defined by Normative Instruction SDA 47/2001, which bans the
import of animals and products at risk of FMD from countries where the disease has occurred.
Normative Instruction SDA 31/2002 and Normative Instruction SDA 54/2002 include information
on the extent of control and biosecurity measures on imports from higher risk areas for CSF. The
movement from the non-free zone into Brazil’s free zone of animals or other products capable of
introducing CSF is regulated by Normative Instruction SDA 01/2001. The requirements for entry of
animals, products, and byproducts at risk for FMD into Santa Catarina are contained in Normative
Instruction SDA 05/2003 [3, 4].
All animals and products (plus plant products) must enter and leave Santa Catarina via one of the 67
fixed inspection stations [4].
Domestic movement controls and animal identification
Brazil has stringent movement controls. MAPA requires that all cattle owners identify their animals
with a unique brand. Sheep and swine are identified by an individual brand or notch in the ear.
Each LVU keeps a registry of identification systems and a complete registry of the livestock
holdings in the region with animal populations listed by age group and sex. The registry must be
updated at least twice a year, and whenever animals are moved (farmers must notify the LVU of
changes to the animal inventory due to birth, death, or movement off premises and must do so within
30 days [7].
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