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Slaughter: Implementation - official ante-mortem inspection

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If you slaughter animals whose meat is intended for human consumption, you must have the animals officially inspected before and after slaughter. This concerns:

  • Cattle
  • Pigs
  • Sheep
  • Goats
  • horses and other ungulates,
  • Poultry
    • shall not apply in the case of the supply of meat of no more than 10,000 head per year of poultry slaughtered annually on their own farm directly to consumers or to local retail establishments for direct supply to consumers,
  • Lagomorphs
    • does not apply in the case of the supply of meat of a maximum of 10,000 head per year slaughtered on the farm's own farm directly to consumers or to local retail establishments for direct supply to consumers,
  • Farmed game.

The obligation to inspect also applies to domestic slaughter.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the districts, independent cities and municipalities with public slaughterhouses.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Veterinärwesen und Verbraucherschutz
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
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elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Address: Röverskamp 5, 26203 Wardenburg
Postal address: Post Office Box 39 49, 26029 Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
Telephone: 0441 570 26-0
Fax: 0441 570 26-179
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.laves.niedersachsen.de/startseite/

Applications / forms

  • Geflügel - Anmeldung einer Lebenduntersuchung (Innergemeinschaftlicher Handel)

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  • Geflügel - Anmeldung einer Lebenduntersuchung (National)

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  • Geflügel - Leitfaden für eine gute Hygienepraxis bei Junghennen- und Legehennenherden

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  • Geflügel - Leitfaden Salmonellenbekämpfung

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  • Geflügel - Merkblatt Hitzestress Jungmasthühner

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  • Geflügel - Merkblatt Hitzestress Legehennen

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  • Geflügel - Merkblatt Hitzestress Pekingenten

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  • Geflügel - Merkblatt Hitzestress Puten

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  • Geflügel - Verpflichtungserklärung Salmonellenuntersuchung

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Which documents are required?

Information on the food chain must be provided.

What are the fees?

Fees may apply, please contact the competent authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Slaughter must be notified to the competent authority in good time (at least 24 hours in advance).

Emergency slaughter is to be considered separately from this, in any case the competent authority must be involved immediately.

What else should I know?

Commercial slaughter may only be carried out in officially approved establishments.

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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