MPI Verification Services (VS) Guidance for Veterinary Practitioners: Veterinary Certification of fitness for transport to slaughter; VS Contact List for Practitioners Updated January 2014 Veterinary Certification of fitness for transport to slaughter Unless a veterinary declaration of fitness for transport has been completed animals must not be transported if they display: Any injuries. Signs of disease. Abnormal behaviour. Physical abnormalities that could compromise their welfare during the journey. These requirements are contained in the Animal Welfare standards (Transport Code of Welfare 2011). These certificates are seen by many people in the livestock production and processing chain and are a poor reflection on the veterinary profession. Problems with these certificates include: Incomplete. Inaccurate. Illegible. Inadequate instructions or information to those responsible for managing the welfare of these animals after leaving the farm. The certificate must include: A slaughter premises to which the animal is to be consigned. If this is not done the animal is likely to be transported much longer distances than intended by the veterinarian. The clinical diagnosis of the condition stated clearly and legibly for the MPI VS veterinarian. The identification details of the animal (so it is clearly identifiable from those other animals on the truck). Any special transport instructions the veterinarian requires for the welfare of the compromised animal. The expiry date of the certificate that the farmer and transport operator must comply with. The NZVA guidelines provide comprehensive advice to veterinarians to assist with disposition and instructions on completing the certificate. MPI (VS) Animal Welfare Coordinators The National MPI VS Animal Welfare Coordinator is Richard Wild, who is based in Wellington and is contactable at: 029 943 1702 or e-mail [email protected]. The contact details of MPI VS veterinarians on slaughter premises and in VS Circuits are provided in Table 2. All MPI VS veterinarians are warranted Animal Welfare Officers under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. When veterinary practitioners are uncertain whether animals they may certify as fit for transport to slaughter meet the NZVA guidelines they are encouraged to contact the MPI VS veterinarian at the relevant export premises. MPI VS AW Coordinators Date: 27.05.13 Approval No: 22771` 1 If veterinary practitioners require specialist advice they may contact a MPI VS animal welfare coordinator. They are located throughout New Zealand (see Table 1). These veterinarians also provide specialist advice to MPI VS veterinarians at slaughter premise. All MPI email addresses are generic with the full name of the person, followed by @mpi.govt.nz. Table 1: MPI VS Coordinator Contact Details Name Peggy Angus-Cook Les Gainsford Geoff Williams Sarah Key Kevin O’Grady Hania Klobukowska Malcolm Sommers Victoria Barrell Region Auckland/Northland Waikato Hawkes Bay Taranaki/Manawatu Canterbury Southland Reporting South Island Phone No. 03 215 9750 07 348 0074 06 878 9868 06 348 7152 03 323 7999 03 235 8239 03 948 2106 03 943 3213 Table 2: MPI VS Veterinarians at Export Premises (South to North)/in VS Circuits Premises South Pacific Meats Prime Range Meats Alliance Lorneville Alliance Makarewa Blue Sky Meats Invercargill SFF Kennington Alliance Mataura SFF Waitane Charlton Clover Export Ltd SFF Finegand SFF Mossburn Otago Venison Lean Meats Oamaru Alliance Pukeuri SFF Pareora Alliance Smithfield CMP Canterbury Ltd SFF Ltd Fairton SMP Rakaia South Pacific Meats Malvern SFF Ltd Islington Alliance Sockburn SFF Ltd Belfast SFF Hokitika CMP Kokiri CMP Marlbourgh Alliance Stoke Taylor Preston Ltd Alliance Levin AFFCO Manawatu Beef Packers Ovation NZ Venison Packers Feilding Ltd Address Invercargill Phone No. 03 218 3154 Fax No. 03 218 6324 Invercargill 03 215 9750 03 215 4731 Invercargill Invercargill 03 215 6419 03 235 7622 03 215 7909 03 235 8717 Invercargill 03 231 3455 03 231 3455 Invercargill Mataura Gore 03 230 4188 03 203 6513 03 203 9070 03 231 3455 03 203 7131 03 2080496 Gore Balclutha Mossburn Mosgiel Oamaru 03 203 9225 03 418 3273 03 248 4005 03 489 0278 03 433 0229 03 208 0496 03 418 2436 03 248 6196 03 484 7356 03 437 2751 Oamaru Pareroa Timaru Ashburton 03 437 3807 03 612 6566 03 683 1670 03 302 7735 03 437 3844 03 612 6830 03 6846317 03 308 7081 Ashburton Rakaia Burnham 03 307 9011 03 302 7735 03 347 6432 03 307 0150 03 303 5327 03 347 6452 Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch Hokitika Greymouth Blenheim Nelson Wellington Levin Feilding 03 349 0045 03 343 8936 03 323 7999 03 756 9002 03 762 5413 03 520 9383 03 543 9684 04 499 2725 06 367 2419 06 323 6959 03 349 0052 03 341 0060 03 323 5290 03 756 9006 03 762 5850 03 579 5398 03 544 2167 04 478 3281 06 368 7934 06 368 7934 Feilding Feilding 06 323 7640 06 323 8643 06 323 7543 06 323 7543 Premises Riverlands Manawatu CMP Rangitikei Land Meat AFFCO Imlay SFF Waitotara SFF Hawera Riverlands Eltham Alliance Dannevirke SFF Takapau SFF Pacific Progressive Meats Fresh Meats AFFCO Wairoa Frasertown Meats Ovation NZ Ltd Crusader Meats Ltd Benneydale Te Kuiti Meats Universal Beef Packers AFFCO Horotiu Greenlea Hamilton Duncan Processors Ltd Mamaku SFF Rotorua Greenlea Morrinsville AFFCO Rangiuru Wallace Waitoa SFF Te Aroha SFF Paeroa Auckland Meat Processors SFF Dargaville AFFCO Moerewa Address Bulls Phone No. 06 322 2008 Fax No. 06 322 2009 Bulls Wanganui Wanganui Waitotara Hawera Eltham Dannevirke 06 327 0118 06 344 3851 06 344 2643 06 346 7090 06 278 0160 06 764 5357 06 374 5357 06 327 0119 Takapau Hastings Hastings 06 855 9011 06 878 9868 06 873 9022 06 873 0052 06 873 9023 Napier Wairoa Frasertown Gisborne Te Kuiti 06 834 1289 06 838 3245 06 838 8694 06 863 1519 07 878 4782 06 834 1289 06 838 7979 06 838 7568 06 863 1491 07 878 4751 Te Kuiti Te Kuiti 07 878 0005 07 878 1068 07 878 6139 07 878 8936 Horotiu Hamilton 07 829 9630 07 847 2056 07 829 9670 07 847 2057 Rotorua 07 357 1070 07 357 1071 Rotorua Morrinsville 07 348 0074 07 899 8013 07 348 0091 07 899 8014 Te Puke Waitoa Te Aroha Paeroa Otahuhu 07 573 0136 07 889 3679 07 844 0010 07 862 7960 09 259 0523 07 573 0135 07 887 1946 07 884 8772 Dargaville Moerewa 09 439 3041 09 404 3030 09 439 5250 09 404 1028 06 344 7685 06 346 7091 06 278 2044 06 764 5395 06 374 4357 09 259 0571 MPI Circuit Offices (Includes local trade abattoirs) Region Address Phone Invercargill Circuit Address Phone No. Fax No. Invercargill 03 948 2104 03 948 2110 Dunedin Circuit 14a Wickliffe St, Dunedin 03 477 8468 03 477 8451 Timaru Circuit Timaru 03 943 1763 Christchurch Circuit Christchurch 03 943 1707 or 029 9431707 03 943 1707 or 029 9431707 03 943 1763 Region Address Phone Address Phone No. Fax No. Wellington /Marlbourgh Circuit (including West Coast and Chatham Islands) Wanganui/Taranaki/ Manawatu Circuit Blenheim 03 577 9453 03 577 2944 Wanganui 06 348 7206 06 348 7730 Hastings Circuit Hastings 06 974 8800 06 974 8801 Waikato Circuit Hamilton 07 957 8329 07 957 8316 BOP Circuit Tauranga 07 927 5715 07 927 5711 Auckland Circuit Auckland 09 909 2701 09 303 2400 MPI VS AW Coordinators Date: 27.05.13 Approval No: 22771` 3
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