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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2009). The Unwanted Organisms Register. Available at: http://www1.maf.govt.nz/uor/searchframe.htm OIE (2009). Terrestrial Animal Health Code. [Online] Available at: http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_sommaire.htm Accessed 14/10/09. Soulsby EJL (1968). Subfamily: Calliphorinae. In: Soulsby EJL (ed) Helminths Arthropods and Protozoa of Domesticated Animals. Bailliere Tindall and Cassell; London; pp 429-449. Wernery U, Kaaden O-R (2002b). Insects found on camelids. In: Infectious Diseases in Camelids. Second edition, Blackwell Science, Berlin-Vienna. Pp. 331-346. 148 ● Import risk analysis: Llamas and alpacas from specified countries MAF Biosecurity New Zealand
38. Weeds and seeds 38.1. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION 38.1.1. Aetiological agent All plant material including seeds. 38.1.2. OIE list Not listed. 38.1.3. New Zealand status Organisms of concern are exotic plants and seeds. 38.1.4. General considerations Weeds and seeds could be found attached to the fibre and hair of camelids. Large seed heads and pieces of plant material would be easily visible and could be removed before shipment but small seeds would be difficult to detect. Seeds are specifically adapted to survive unfavourable environmental conditions and most will at least survive from one growing season to another. Many will survive for several years and germinate when favourable conditions occur. Most seeds are highly resistant to dehydration, particularly those from plants adapted to survival in desert or hot dry climates and most seeds retain viability better in dry conditions but some are specifically adapted to remain viable in water. Mimosa glomerata seeds survived 221 years in the herbarium of the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Lupinus arcticus seeds frozen in a lemming’s burrow that was dated as 10,000 years old germinated within 48 hours when placed in favourable conditions (Encyclopædia Britannica 2008). Some seeds are adapted to environments subjected to periodic fires and survive or are activated by fires. Others are adapted to be dispersed by water including those that are adapted to salt water. Weed seeds can survive passage through an animal’s digestive system and be passed out in faeces (Katovich et al undated). A review of passage times for weed seeds in the digestive tract of herbivores (Barton and Williams 2001) concluded that, to avoid the importation of most unwanted seeds in the digestive tracts of herbivorous animals destined for New Zealand, they should be fed a seed-free diet for at least 10 days prior to their arrival in New Zealand. Cattle passed about half the seeds ingested by 2.5 days and most of them by 7 days. A few seeds were retained for up to 1 month in cattle. It is expected that passage times for weed seeds in the digestive tracts of camelids would not be longer than those for cattle. The wide variation around the mean seed-passage times was attributed to many factors such as individual animal effects, whether or not the animal was pregnant, and food intake. The most widely reported factor with potential applicability to quarantine protocol was faster seed-passage time in animals fed a high-quality diet. An import risk analysis of the importation of weed species by live animals recommended that animals should be held, pre-shipment, in areas free of weed species and fed on clean pasture or high quality feed (MAF 1999). During transport, provision of high quality feed with little or no weed species contamination, or feed that has been treated in such a way as to render seeds non-viable, would mitigate the risks associated with the importation of live MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Import risk analysis: Llamas and alpacas from specified countries ● 149
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MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Pastora
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CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 1. Int
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Acronyms CDC United States Centers
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Executive Summary This risk analysi
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1. Introduction The importation of
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Figure 1. The risk analysis process
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Following public consultation on th
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Disease agent Foot and mouth diseas
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Disease agent PROTOZOA Eimeria alpa
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Bacteria, rickettsias and spirochae
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McKenna PB (2009). An updated check
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6. African horse sickness virus 6.1
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7. Bluetongue virus 7.1. HAZARD IDE
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8. Borna virus 8.1. HAZARD IDENTIFI
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8.2.2. Risk estimation Since entry
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It has been suggested that as many
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Therefore, since the the consequenc
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Givens MD, Heath AM, Brock KV, Brod
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10. Bovine herpesvirus type 1 10.1.
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10.2.2. Exposure assessment Importe
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Bartha A, Haidu G, Aldassy P, Paczo
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11. Epizootic haemorrhagic disease
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12. Eastern equine encephalitis vir
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13. Equine herpesvirus type 1 13.1.
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13.2.2. Exposure assessment Assumin
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Davison AJ, Erberle R, Hayward GS,
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1993). According to Fowler (1992),
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Veterinary Authorities should requi
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15. Louping-ill virus 15.1. HAZARD
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16. Rabies virus 16.1. HAZARD IDENT
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� Rabies is a serious zoonotic di
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17. Vesicular stomatitis virus 17.1
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incubation period of the disease. T
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quarantined with protection from in
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Pharo HJ (1999). Vesicular stomatit
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18.1.5. Hazard identification concl
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necessarily be competent vectors, a
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20. Bacillus anthracis 20.1. HAZARD
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20.3. RISK MANAGEMENT 20.3.1. Optio
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21. Brucella spp. 21.1. HAZARD IDEN
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21.2.4. Risk estimation Since entry
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Gilsdorf MJ, Thoen CO, Temple RM, G
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References References marked * were
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Serological tests include the compl
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with negative results using the com
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24. Coxiella burnetii 24.1. HAZARD
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25. Leptospira serovars 25.1. HAZAR
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immune response is a low titre that
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Retention of this empty Chapter, wi
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26. Mycobacterium bovis 26.1. HAZAR
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