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

In 2005, Santa Catarina’s official veterinary service issued 272,000 movement permits, which
included the movement of 14 million FMD-susceptible animals. Ninety-two percent of the permits
were issued for intrastate movement and the other 8 percent permitted movement to other States,
especially neighboring ones. Ninety-six percent of the animals moved were swine. Fifty-three
percent of those were transported to slaughter. Cattle movements accounted for 3.7 percent of all
movements, and small ruminants accounted for less than 1 percent. In the period from January to
October 2006, a total of 258,000 GTAs were issued allowing the movement of 11 million FMDsusceptible
animals. Similar percentages were reported in 2005, with swine representing 94 percent
of all animals moved [4].
Table 3 shows the movement of FMD-susceptible and nonvaccinated animals into Santa Catarina
from other Brazilian States recognized by MAPA as FMD free or where vaccination is practiced.
All movements are recorded by GTAs and the animals were inspected at the point of entry. The
entry is regulated by the Normative Instruction SDA 05/2003[4].
In specific cases of swine, in 2005 and 2006, only animals for reproductive purposes from Certified
Swine Breeding Farms (Granjas de Reprodutores Suideos Certificadas – GRSC) were allowed into
Santa Catarina. These farms have a high level of biosecurity, having been subject to certification by
the official veterinary service every six months. The farms keep their own permanent veterinary
assistance and only swine from other GRSCs can enter the premises. In 2006, swine that entered
Santa Catarina came from 36 GRSCs. Animals from Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana, where FMD
outbreaks were reported, came from farms not located in the municipalities where the disease
occurred.
Santa Catarina is a large producer of swine. Of all the animals slaughtered in the State, only 2
percent came from other States [4].
Table 3. Entry of live animals for breeding in Santa Catarina in 2005 and 2006 [4]
State of Origin 2005 2006
Pigs Sheep and
goats
Pigs Farms of
Origin
Rio Grande Do
Sheep and
goats
4,380 612 5,478 11 843
Sul
Paraná 15,920 111 17,459 11 0
Minas Gerais 14,450 0 10,747 6 0
Goiás 7,470 0 5,610 2 0
São Paulo 413 0 2,465 4 104
Mato Grosso do
0 0 2,925 1 0
Sul
Mato Grosso 100 4 500 1 4
Total 42,733 727 45,184 36 951
*certified Swine Breeding Farms (GRSC), with biosafety level defined by Normative Instruction SDA 19
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