The procedure for the slaughter of farm animals intended for subsequent sale

Pursuant to the Order of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 27, 2015 No. 7-1/370 "On approval of the Rules for organizing the slaughter of farm animals intended for subsequent sale", the slaughter of farm animals intended for subsequent sale is carried out at slaughterhouses or meat processing enterprises that comply with veterinary (veterinary and sanitary) standards.

Slaughterhouses, meat processing enterprises, slaughtering sites (sites for the slaughter of farm animals) must have accounting numbers assigned in accordance with the Rules for assigning accounting numbers to production facilities engaged in the cultivation of animals, harvesting (slaughter), storage, processing and sale of animals, products and raw materials of animal origin, as well as organizations for production, storage and the sale of veterinary drugs, feed and feed additives, approved by the Order of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 23, 2015 No. 7-1/37 (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts No. 10466).

When carrying out the slaughter of animals at slaughter sites, a veterinarian conducts:

verification of the availability of an accompanying veterinary document (veterinary certificate or veterinary certificate) for farm animals (or a separate animal) received for slaughter, and compliance of farm animals (or a separate animal) with the accompanying veterinary document;

checking whether an agricultural animal has an individual number, a veterinary passport;

pre-slaughter veterinary inspection with thermometry of farm animals and post-slaughter veterinary inspection of carcasses and organs, branding of carcasses, in accordance with veterinary regulations.

When slaughtering farm animals at slaughter sites, the carcass is accompanied by a veterinary certificate on the well-being of the territory of the corresponding administrative-territorial unit, indicating the results of the pre-slaughter veterinary examination of the animal and post-slaughter veterinary examination of carcasses and organs, issued by a specialist in the field of veterinary medicine of state veterinary organizations.

Before the sale, carcasses and organs obtained as a result of the slaughter of farm animals at the slaughter site undergo veterinary and sanitary examination.

When carrying out slaughter at slaughterhouses or meat processing enterprises, the veterinarian of the veterinary and sanitary examination laboratory or the production control unit conducts:

verification of the availability of an accompanying veterinary document (veterinary certificate or veterinary certificate) for farm animals (or a separate animal) received for slaughter, and compliance of farm animals (or a separate animal) with the accompanying veterinary document;

checking whether an agricultural animal has an individual number, a veterinary passport;

pre-slaughter veterinary examination of an animal with thermometry and post-slaughter veterinary and sanitary examination of carcasses and organs, issuance of an examination report (test report), branding of carcasses in accordance with veterinary rules and Rules for issuing an examination report (test report);

When slaughtering farm animals at slaughterhouses or meat processing enterprises, the carcass is accompanied by a veterinary certificate issued in accordance with the Rules for Issuing veterinary Documents on the basis of an examination report (test report).

The veterinary certificate indicates the date of issue and the number of the examination report (test report).

The sale of products (meat and meat products) and raw materials of animal origin at domestic trade facilities is allowed in the presence of veterinary documents confirming the slaughter of an agricultural animal in accordance with the requirements of these Rules.

For more detailed information on the procedure for the slaughter of farm animals intended for subsequent sale, you can contact the State Institution "Uzunkolskaya district territorial Inspection of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan" at the address: Uzunkol village, G. Musrepova str., 25. Tel.: 24441, 21560.