Volume 5: Animal Health, 1989-96
Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 The ruminant feed ban, 1989-96
   Introduction
   The legislation
   Implementation of the Order
   Cross-contamination in feedmills
   The chronological account
   Discussion

3 Introduction of the animal SBO ban
   Introduction
   Voluntary pet food ban
   Voluntary animal SBO ban
   Consideration of a statutory animal SBO ban
   Preparation of the legislation implementing the animal SBO ban
   Discussion

4a Implementation, enforcement and monitoring of the animal SBO ban
   Introduction
   The animal SBO ban legislation
   Role and responsibilities of local authorities
   MAFF responsibility - the State Veterinary Service
   Scope of the legislation
   Promulgation of the animal SBO ban
   Local authority enforcement of the animal SBO ban
   Monitoring of the animal SBO ban
   The summaries of returns
   Monitoring in slaughterhouses, November 1990 to January 1993
   Monitoring in rendering plants and collection centres, November 1990 to January 1993
   Monitoring in knacker's yards and hunt kennels, November 1990 to January 1993
   1993 - A new system of monitoring: Mr Simmons's 'cradle to grave' approach
   Developments in 1994
   Realisation of the importance of the animal SBO ban
   Response to Mr Simmons's report
   Introduction of the MHS and the new stain for SBO
   Introduction of the 1995 SBO Order

4b Implementation, enforcement and monitoring of the animal SBO ban: discussion
   Introduction
   The effectiveness of the ban
   Why was the animal SBO ban not effective?
   What went wrong?
   The failure to keep SBO separate
   Consideration given to the 1990 Order
   Consideration given to banning MBM from all animal feed
   Consideration given to the animal SBO ban between 1990 and 1994
   The lesson

Annex A to Chapter 4: Unfit meat and human food
   Protections against unfit meat entering the human food chain prior to 1982
   Meat (Sterilisation and Staining) Regulations 1982 (the 1982 MSSR)
   Meat (Sterilisation & Staining) Regulations 1982: Principal requirements as to sterilisation & removal (excluding poultry and imported meat)
   CIEH criticisms of the system
   Meat (Sterilisation and Staining) (Amendment) Regulations 1984
   The Bovine Offal (Prohibition) Regulations 1989
   The animal SBO ban

Annex B to Chapter 4: Instructions to the Veterinary Field Service
   Slaughterhouse instructions
   Rendering plants and collection centres - instructions
   Knacker's yards and hunt kennels - instructions

5 Cattle-tracking
   Introduction
   The adequacy of existing regulations
   Computerisation
   New record-keeping requirements come into force
   Further consideration of a computerised tracing system
   The Agriculture Select Committee revisits the issue - 1994
   Postscript - developments after March 1996
   Discussion

6 Breeding
   Introduction
   Early consideration of cattle breeding and BSE
   MAFF considers issuing advice to farmers
   The Agriculture Select Committee's report on BSE
   Subsequent advice on breeding: 1995-96
   Artificial insemination (AI) and BSE
   Embryo transfer
   Discussion

Glossary

Who's who

Index