Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA § 311.9

affected organ or other part is con- § 311.7 Arthritis. demned. (a) Carcasses affected with arthritis [37 FR 2661, Feb. 4, 1972; 38 FR 29214, Oct. 23, which is localized and not associated 1973] with systemic change may be passed for human food after removal and con- § 311.3 Hog . demnation of all affected parts. Af- (a) The carcasses of all hogs affected fected joints with corresponding lymph nodes shall be removed and condemned. with hog cholera shall be condemned. In order to avoid contamination of the (b) Inconclusive but suspicious symp- meat which is passed, a joint capsule toms of hog cholera observed during shall not be opened until after the af- the ante-mortem inspection of a U.S. fected joint is removed. suspect shall be duly considered in con- (b) Carcasses affected with arthritis nection with post-mortem findings and shall be condemned when there is evi- when the carcass of such a suspect dence of systemic involvement. shows lesions in the kidneys and the lymph nodes which resemble lesions of § 311.8 Cattle carcasses affected with hog cholera, they shall be regarded as anasarca or generalized edema. those of hog cholera and the carcass (a) Carcasses of cattle found on post- shall be condemned. mortem inspection to be affected with (c) When lesions resembling those of anasarca in advanced stages and char- hog cholera occur in kidneys and acterized by an extensive or well- lymph nodes of carcasses of hogs which marked generalized edema shall be appeared normal on ante-mortem in- condemned. spection, further inspection of such (b) Carcasses of cattle, including carcasses shall be made for corrobora- their detached organs and other parts, tive lesions. If on such further inspec- found on post-mortem inspection to be tion, characteristic lesions of hog chol- affected with anasarca to a lesser ex- tent than as described in paragraph (a) era are found in some organ or tissue of this section may be passed for in addition to those in the kidneys or human food after removal and con- in the lymph nodes or in both, then all demnation of the affected tissues, pro- lesions shall be regarded as those of vided the lesion is localized. hog cholera and the carcass shall be condemned. Immediate notification § 311.9 and actinobacil- shall be given by the inspector to the losis. official in the Veterinary Services unit (a) The definition of generalization of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec- as outlined for tuberculosis in § 311.2(a) tion Service who has responsibility for shall apply for actinomycosis and acti- control of swine diseases in the State nobacillosis, and carcasses of livestock where the swine are located. with generalized lesions of either such [35 FR 15569, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 40 FR disease shall be condemned. 27225, June 27, 1975] (b) Carcasses of livestock in a well- nourished condition showing uncompli- § 311.5 Swine erysipelas. cated localized lesions of actinomy- cosis or actinobacillosis may be passed Carcasses affected with swine ery- for human food after the infected or- sipelas which is acute or generalized, gans or other infected parts have been or which show systemic change, shall removed and condemned, except as pro- be condemned. vided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section. § 311.6 Diamond-skin disease. (c) Heads affected with actinomy- Carcasses of hogs affected with dia- cosis or actinobacillosis, including the mond-skin disease when localized and tongue, shall be condemned, except not associated with systemic change that when the disease of the jaw is may be passed for human food after re- slight, strictly localized, and without moval and condemnation of the af- suppuration, fistulous tracts, or lymph fected parts, provided such carcasses node involvement, the tongue, if free are otherwise healthy. from disease, may be passed, or, when

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the disease is slight and confined to the demnation of the affected organs or lymph nodes, the head including the other parts: tongue, may be passed for human food (1) . after the affected nodes have been re- (2) Bacillary hemoglobinuria in cat- moved and condemned. tle. (d) When the disease is slight and (3) Babesiosis (piroplasmosis). confined to the tongue, with or without (4) Bluetongue. involvement of the corresponding (5) Hemorrhagic septicemia. lymph nodes, the head may be passed for human food after removal and con- (6) Icterohematuria in sheep. demnation of the tongue and cor- (7) Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. responding lymph nodes. (8) Leptospirosis. (9) Malignant epizootic catarrh. § 311.10 Anaplasmosis, anthrax, babesiosis, bacillary hemo- [35 FR 15569, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 36 FR globinuria in cattle, blackleg, 12004, June 24, 1971] bluetongue, hemorrhagic septi- cemia, icterohematuria in sheep, in- § 311.11 Neoplasms. fectious bovine rhinotracheitis, lep- (a) An individual organ or other part tospirosis, malignant epizootic ca- of a carcass affected with a neoplasm tarrh, strangles, purpura hemorrhagica, azoturia, infectious shall be condemned. If there is evi- equine encephalomyelitis, toxic dence of metastasis or that the general encephalomyelitis (forage poi- condition of the animal has been ad- soning), infectious anemia (swamp versely affected by the size, position, fever), dourine, acute influenza, or nature of the neoplasm, the entire generalized osteoporosis, (farcy), acute inflammatory lame- carcass shall be condemned. ness, extensive fistula, and (b) Carcasses affected with malignant unhealed vaccine lesions. lymphoma shall be condemned. (a) Carcasses of livestock affected § 311.12 Epithelioma of the eye. with or showing lesions of any of the following named diseases or conditions (a) Carcasses of animals affected with shall be condemned: epithelioma of the eye, or the orbital (1) Anthrax. region shall be condemned in their en- (2) Blackleg. tirety if one of the following three con- (3) Unhealed vaccine lesions ditions exists: (vaccinia). (1) The affection has involved the os- (4) Strangles. seous structures of the head with ex- (5) Purpura hemorrhagica. tensive infection, suppuration, and ne- (6) Azoturia. crosis; (7) Infectious equine encephalomye- (2) There is metastasis from the eye, litis. or the orbital region, to any lymph (8) Toxic encephalomyelitis (forage node including the parotid lymph node, poisoning). internal organs, muscles, skeleton, or (9) Infectious anemia (swamp fever). other structures, regardless of the ex- (10) Dourine. tent of the primary tumor; or (11) Acute influenza. (3) The affection, regardless of ex- (12) Generalized osteoporosis. tent, is associated with cachexia or evi- (13) Glanders (farcy). dence of absorption or secondary (14) Acute inflammatory lameness. changes. (15) Extensive fistula. (b) Carcasses of animals affected with (b) Carcasses of livestock affected epithelioma of the eye, or the orbital with or showing lesions of any of the region, to a lesser extent than as de- following named diseases or conditions scribed in paragraph (a) of this section shall be condemned, except when re- covery has occurred to the extent that may be passed for human food after re- only localized lesions persist, in which moval and condemnation of the head, case the carcass may be passed for including the tongue, provided the car- human food after removal and con- cass is otherwise normal.

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