Being able to export FBS requires that a country have the regulatory structures in place needed to assure that both industry and government prerequisites have been met.

The table inside compares some important components of the animal health struc-tures and capabilities of 8 representative FBS exporting countries. First and utmost, the exporting country must have a reliable and reputable meat inspection autho-rity, with government approved slaughterhouses, offi cial veterinary inspection / su-pervision of slaughter and blood collection processes, and the capability to meet all the certifi cation requirements of the importing country. Among the most impor-tant capabilities of an exporting country’s animal health infrastructure, is their ability to detect, control and eradicate cattle diseases.

As noted in the table, all 8 FBS exporting countries are free of Foot and Mouth Di-sease, and have achieved a “negligible” or “controlled” BSE risk classifi cations, all remarkable achievements which require many years of dedicated and ongoing disease detection, surveillance, and traceability programs. The exporting country must also have the appropriate animal health infrastructure needed to detect and report the presence or absence of other cattle viruses of importation or adventi-tious concern for FBS.

All FBS producing countries must have fi rst-rate regulatory structures in place to qualify to export FBS.

COMPARING ANIMAL HEALTH REGULATORY

STRUCTURES

I SAG = Agriculture and Livestock Service http://www.sag.cl

II MGAF = Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries http://www.mgap.gub.uy

III MAPA = Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply http://www.agricultura.gov.br/ministerio

IV ICA = Colombia Institute of Agriculture and Livestock http://www.ica.gov.co/

V SAGARPA = Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food http://www.gob.mx/sagarpa, SENASICA = Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad, y Calidad Agroalimentaria (National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality) VI EC DG-SANTE = European Commission, Directorate General, Health and Food Safety http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_ food-safety/

VII Department of Agriculture and Water Resources http://www.agriculture.gov.au/

VIII United States Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services https://www.aphis.usda.gov/ aphis/home/

IX http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Countryinformation/Animalpopulation

X http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/estadisticas_agropecuarias/estadisticas_pecuarias/pdf/informe_pecua ria_2008-2013.pdf 2013

XI http://www.inac.gub.uy/inac/diae/faena.html 2015

XII http://www1.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/indicadores/agropecuaria/producaoagropecuaria/abate-leite-couro- ovos_201404_publ_completa.pdf 2014

XIII http://www.dane.gov.co/index.php/agropecuario/sacrificio-de-ganado

XIV http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/LIVESTOCK%20AND%20PRODUCTS%20ANNUAL_Mexico_Mexi co_10-8-2014.pdf 2015

XV http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/File:Statistics_on_slaughtering,_all_species,_bycountry,_2014. png2014

XVI http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Livestock%20and%20Products%20Semi-annual_Canberra_Aus tralia_3-19-2015.pdf 2014

XVII http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/animal-products/cattle-beef/statistics-information.aspx 2014. 24.1 million steers and hei fers, 5.5million cows

XVIII http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Countryinformation/Veterinarians

XIX http://www.oie.int/support-to-oie-members/veterinary-education/oie-global-list-of-vees/

XX http://www.oie.int/animal-health-in-the-world/official-disease-status/bse/list-of-bse-risk-status/

XXI EU - Negligible BSE risk = Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, EU - Controlled BSE risk = Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, UK EU – Undetermined BSE risk = Romania

XXII http://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/official-disease-status/fmd/list-of-fmd-free-members/

XXIII http://www.bioresourcesbioprocessing.com/content/pdf/s40643-015-0063-7.pdf BT=Blue Tongue, Akabane, Aino, VS=Vesicular Stomatitis, Schmallenberg

XXIV http://www.bioresourcesbioprocessing.com/content/pdf/s40643-015-0063-7.pdf IBR=Infectious Bovine Tracheitis, BVD=Bovine Viral Diarrhea, BRSV= Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus, BPV=Bovine Parvovirus, BAV= Bovine Adenovirus, Reo3=Reovirus 3, PI3=Parainfluenza 3 virus

XXV Several EU countries are free of Rabies, BVD and IBR

XXVI http://www.sag.cl/ambitos-de-accion/programa-oficial-de-trazabilidad-animal

XXVII https://www.snig.gub.uy/portal/hgxpp001.aspx?2,1,59,O,S,0,MNU;E;28;1;16;2;MNU

XXVIII http://www4.serpro.gov.br/imprensa/publicacoes/tema-1/antigas%20temas/tema-195/materias/sisbov/

XXIX http://www.avancejuridico.com/actualidad/documentosoficiales/2004/45714/l0914004.html

XXX https://www.siniiga.org.mx/docs/Manual_Tecnico.pdf

XXXI http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000R1760

XXXII http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/linkstorage/cattleid-outside.pdf

XXXIII https://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/2012/12/pdf/traceability_fi nal_rule.pdf

XXXIV http://www.sag.gob.cl/ambitos-de-accion/acceso-directo-sipecweb

XXXV https://www.snig.gub.uy/portal/hgxpp001.aspx

XXXVI http://www.agricultura.gov.br/animal/rastreabilidade/sisbov

XXXVII http://www.fedegan.org.co/programas/sinigan

XXXVIII https://www.siniiga.org.mx/

XXXIX http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/traces/index_en.htm

XL https://www.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/biosecurity-services/national-livestock-identifi cation-scheme/

XLI https://www.aphis.usda.gov/traceability/downloads/ADT_standards.pdf

XLII http://www.naturalcheck.com/support01.php

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