Name (Last) (First) (Middle Initial) 

District Job Title 

EXAM 

Situation-Based Humane Handling Training: Module One 

Instructions: Circle the letter of the single best response by inspection program personnel to 

each given situation. 

1. Ice, snow, or mud buildup is causing cattle to slip and slide on the unloading chute. Two 

animals fall down but immediately rise and appear unhurt. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes 

prompt corrective action, no RCA (regulatory control action) would be taken and 

no NR (Noncompliance Record) would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute. If prompt action is taken by 

the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the noncompliance on a NR 

in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

2. Cattle are left in an alleyway overnight due to an unexpected shipment exceeding 

holding pen capacity. Temporary water troughs are moved into the alleyway to provide 

water and the cattle have ample space to move around. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

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3. An establishment employee drags a properly stunned pig from the front of a trailer. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes 

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

4. A veal calf goes down in the unloading chute and is shocked repeatedly by the truck 

driver with an electric prod. The animal vocalizes and tries to avoid the prodding but

does not rise and the prodding continues. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

5. A weak, trembling sow goes down at the bottom of the truck unloading chute. The truck 

driver is unloading a small group of animals and sees what has happened. He stops the 

unloading process to prevent the sow from being run over and have it humanely moved. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes 

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

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6. A balking steer in a chute is shocked twice with an electric prod stuck in its ear. The 

steer vocalizes loudly in response. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes 

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

7. Pens are overfilled with pigs to the extent that many cannot reach the water outlets. All 

animals appear to be in good condition. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

8. An establishment employee is operating a bucket lift and uses it to push a 

nonambulatory disabled conscious sow across the concrete alley floor, pinning it against 

the wall, forcing it into the bucket, and lifting it to carry it to the stunning area. The sow 

vocalizes loudly in response. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes 

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

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9. Establishment employees are screaming loudly and waving their arms wildly as they 

move cattle to the stunning area. The cattle become very agitated, milling around, and 

running up the alley with many animals slipping and two falling down. The fallen animals 

rise immediately and appear unhurt. 

a. No action is needed since there is no noncompliance as described. 

b. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment takes 

prompt corrective action, no RCA would be taken and no NR would be issued. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

10.A nonambulatory disabled (NAD) cow is present in a pen of five animals presented for 

antemortem inspection. The other animals are quietly moved by an establishment 

employee into another pen to avoid injury to the NAD cow. 

a. There is no noncompliance in this situation. The PHV (Public Health 

Veterinarian) should be notified for examination and condemnation of the NAD 

cow followed by prompt euthanasia. 

b. There is no noncompliance in this situation. The PHV should be notified for 

examination and condemnation of the NAD cow. It may then be held for

observation or treatment. 

c. Notify the establishment of the noncompliance and, if the establishment fails to 

act promptly to correct it, take a RCA on the chute to the stunning area. If prompt 

action is taken by the establishment, no RCA is necessary. Document the 

noncompliance on a NR in either case. 

d. Follow the procedures per Directive 6900.2, Rev. 3, for responding to an 

egregious noncompliance. 

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