Keywords - bovine serum, serum, bovine, cattle, blood, Australia, United States of America, risk analysis
This IRA assesses the biosecurity risks associated with the importation of bovine serum from Australia and the United States of America to New Zealand. The methodology for this risk assessment follows the guidelines in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the OIE handbook on import risk analysis for animals and animal products.
19 hazards/pathogens were assessed to pose a non-negligible risk to New Zealand through the importation of bovine serum and appropriate risk management options are described for these organisms based on the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code recommendations for the importation of animals and animal products.
Bovine Serum from Australia and the United States of America – Import Risk Analysis
Type
Risk analysis
Published
ISBN Online
978-1-99-004373-4