Interpretation

In these Regulations“accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian recognized and approved by the Authority to conduct sanitary activities under these Regulations; “animal”, “bovine” or “cattle” means bos indicus, bos taurus and water buffalo; “approved laboratory” means a laboratory recognized by the Authority as a place to perform testing and sanitary activities under these Regulations; “brucellosis” means an infection caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus, the symptoms of which include abortion, decreased milk production infertility; “confinement” means the isolation, observation and movement restriction of animals due to suspicion or existence of brucellosis prior to the final destination of the animal is determined; 616 “controlled production unit” refers only to those production units in which dairy cattle are confined due to positive brucellosis test in order to benefit from their production before slaughter; “dairy cattle” means the type of animal in a production unit specialized for milk production. “diagnostic test” means the test performed under regulation 17 to identify the presence of bovine brucellosis; “Free Herd Certificate” means the official document granted by the Authority under regulation 7 or 8 that a herd of bovine is officially free from brucellosis or free from brucellosis, respectively; “OIE” means The World Organization for Animal Health; “OIE Terrestrial Code” means the most-up-to-date version of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code as approved and published by the OIE from time to time; “official veterinarian” means a veterinarian employed by the Authority who performs functions under these Regulations; “prevalence” means the number of cases our outbreaks of brucellosis in an animal population in a defined geographical area during a specific period; “producer” means the owner or keeper of animal whose activities include breeding, cow-calf operations, fattening or milk production; “production unit” means a ranch, farm, stable, corral or other similar place that houses cattle; “Programme” means the National Bovine Brucellosis Programme pursuant to regulation 5; “Programme coordinator” means the person designated by the Authority to coordinated programme activities; “sample” means blood, sera, fluid, tissue, organ, milk or other product from a bovine which is used to conduct laboratory diagnostic tests; “slaughterhouse” means premises used for the slaughter of animals including facilities to produce animal products and for moving or lair aging animals.