Table of Contents 

PHV Weeks 1-2 Course Participant Notebook 

Welcome Letter 002 

Module Objectives 003 

FSIS New Employee Orientation 014 

Essentials of a Public Health Regulatory Agency 026 

Regulatory Framework 085 

Statutes 085 

Regulations 086 

Directives 088 

Notices 089 

Correspondence between Acts, regulations, directives, and notices 090 

Workshop 092 

9 CFR 313 093 

FSIS Directive 6900.2 (part) 094 

FSIS Notice 12-05 096 

FSIS Safety and Health Training for Public Health Veterinarians 098 

Module 1 – Intro 100 

Module 2 – Program Overview 101 

Module 3 – Hazard Communication Standard 107 

Module 4 – PPE 113 

Module 5 – Occupational Noise 117 

Module 6 – Lock-out/Tag-out 122 

Module 7 – Confined Spaces 124 

Module 8 – Walking and Working Surfaces 126 

Module 9 – Electrical Safety 128 

Module 10 – Machine Guarding 129 

Module 11 – Burns 130 

Module 12 – Emergency Procedures 131 

Module 13 – Heat Stress and Cold Stress 133 

Module 14 – Safety Signs and Tags 137 

Module 15 – Zoonotic Diseases 140 

Module 16 – Egress 141 

Module 17 – Workplace Inspections 142 

Module 18 – OSHA Recordkeeping 143 

Module 19 – Safety and Health Committees 144 

Module 20 – OSHA Inspections 145 

Appendices 1-7 146 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human Resources Basics 155 

Performance Management 155 

Probationary Employees 155 

Official Personnel Folder (OPF) 155 

General Schedule (GS) System 156 

Within Grade Increases (WGI) 156 

Staffing Methodology 157 

Career Counseling 157 

Merit Promotions 158 

Civil Rights/Equal Employment Opportunity 159 

Ethics 160 

Work Unit Meetings 161 

Workshop 162 

Workers’ Compensation 163 

Form CA-1 168 

Form CA-2 172 

Form CA-7 176 

Form CA-16 180 

Forms list 185 

The Regulated Industries 186 

Workshop 229 

Ante-Mortem Inspection 231 

Background and authorities 232 

Establishment Responsibilities 233 

Livestock 233 

Poultry 235 

Supplies 235 

Observation 235 

Voluntary segregation, delayed, and emergency ante-mortem inspection 237 

Ante-Mortem Dispositions 239 

Livestock 239 

FSIS Form 6150-1 242 

FSIS Form 6200-16 243 

General signs of diseases/conditions 244 

Abnormal body movement 244 

Abnormal body condition 246 

Abnormal signs on body surface 246 

Temperature chart 248 

Biological Residues 248 

Animals Used for Research 248 

Poultry 249 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veterinary Services (APHIS-VS) 250 

Workshop 251 

Humane Handling of Livestock / Good Commercial Practices in Poultry 258 

Livestock 259 

Systematic Approach 260 

Ritual Slaughter 261 

Truck Unloading 262 

Livestock Pens, Driveways and Ramps 263 

Handling of Livestock 263 

Stunning 264 

Assessing Unconsciousness 268 

Enforcement 269 

Exotic Species 273 

Custom Exempt Operations 274 

Humane Activities Tracking System (HATS) 274 

Odd-hours Verification Visits 277 

Poultry 278 

Verification Activities 278 

Enforcement 279 

Workshop 282 

How to Determine Insensibility (Temple Grandin paper) 285 

Animal and Egg Production Food Safety 290 

Workshop 301 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) 302 

Workshop 307 

Professionalism and Government Ethics Essentials 309 

Workshop 316 

Appendix (Directives) 317 

14 Principles of Ethics 318 

Conflict of Interest 319 

FSIS “Ethics at a Glance” 322 

Post-Mortem Inspection 326 

Statutes 326 

Regulations 327 

Directive and Notices 331 

Establishment Responsibilities 331 

Post-Mortem Inspection Process 332 

Livestock 335 

Poultry 341 

Restricted Products 346 

Table 349 

Establishment Responsibilities for Condemned/Inedible Product 351 

All species 351 

Poultry 355 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line Speeds 356 

Marks of Inspection 357 

Storage and Shipping 358 

Post-Mortem Inspection Reports 359 

Appendix (Cattle PM Inspection) 363 

Head 363 

Carcass 363 

Viscera 365 

Liver Disposition Chart 371 

Presentation 371 

Appendix (Calf PM Inspection) 374 

Appendix (Sheep and Goat PM Inspection) 378 

Appendix (Ratite PM Inspection) 381 

Multi-Species Disposition with a Public Health Focus 384 

Intro 388 

Definitions of Terms 390 

Disposition Thought Process – A Systematic Approach 394 

Principles of Disposition 396 

AM and PM Disposition Choices 397 

Workshop I 399 

Livestock Diseases and Conditions of Public Health Significance 400 

CNS Conditions at Ante-Mortem 400 

Metabolic Disorders 401 

Viral and Prion Diseases with CNS Signs 404 

Toxicities with CNS Signs 407 

Non-ambulatory Animals 412 

Septicemia 413 

Toxemia 415 

Pyemia 416 

Contamination 418 

Cysticercosis of Cattle (Beef Measles) 418 

Cysticercosis of Swine (Pork Measles) 422 

Poultry Diseases and Conditions of Public Health Significance 424 

Septicemia/Toxemia 424 

Contamination 424 

Workshop II 427 

Livestock Diseases and Conditions Not of Public Health Significance 428 

Abscess 428 

Arthritis 429 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pericarditis 431 

Pneumonia 432 

Pleuritis 435 

Peritonitis 436 

Gastroenteritis 437 

Nephritis 439 

Mastitis 441 

Metritis 442 

Necrobacillosis 444 

Swine Erysipelas 445 

Caseous Lymphadenitis 446 

CL Disposition Guide 449 

Actinobacillosis and Actinomycosis 449 

Tuberculosis 451 

Coccidioidal Granuloma 458 

Bruises and Injuries 459 

Emaciation 461 

Anasarca 463 

Miscellaneous Dropsical Conditions 464 

Uremia 465 

Sexual Odor of Swine 467 

Immaturity 467 

Eosinophilic Myositis (EM) 469 

Skin Conditions 472 

Asphyxia (Suffocation) 473 

Cysticercosis of Sheep 474 

Sarcocystis (Sarcosporidiosis) 475 

Stephanuriasis (Swine Kidney Worms) 476 

Anaplasmosis 478 

Melanosis 479 

Icterus 480 

Carotenosis 481 

Xanthosis (Brown Atrophy) 482 

Neoplasms 483 

Papilloma 483 

Embryonal Nephroma 483 

Neurofibroma (Nerve Sheath Tumor) 484 

Mesothelioma 485 

Adrenal Gland Tumors 486 

Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Epithelioma of the Eye) 487 

Malignant Lymphoma 488 

Melanoma 489 

Poultry Diseases and Conditions Not of Public Health Significance 491 

Tuberculosis 491 

Leukosis Complex 491 

Synovitis 492 

Neoplasia 492 

Bruises 492 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cadavers 493 

Overscald 493 

Airsacculitis 493 

Inflammatory Process (IP) 495 

Turkey Osteomyelitis Complex 495 

Ascites 495 

Fractures and Luxations 495 

Establishment rejects 496 

Liver and Kidney Dispositions 496 

Workshop III – Cases 1 - 15 497 

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) – Key Points for the PHV 502 

Reportable and Foreign Animal Diseases 518 

Introduction 519 

Reportable and Foreign Animal Diseases 520 

Protecting Livestock and Poultry Industries 524 

USDA-APHIS Responsibilities 527 

USDA-FSIS Responsibilities and FSIS Directive 6000.1 528 

Virulent Newcastle Disease 531 

Avian Influenza 539 

Bovine Tuberculosis 547 

Granulomas in Regular Kill Animals 547 

Reactors and Suspects 549 

Brucellosis 555 

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 563 

Vesicular Stomatitis 574 

Foot and Mouth Disease 581 

Swine Vesicular Disease 590 

Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera) 593 

African Swine Fever 600 

Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia 607 

Rinderpest 612 

Heartwater 619 

Sheep and Goat Pox 621 

Scrapie 627 

MOU Between FSIS and APHIS and Appendices 631 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surveillance of Zoonotic Diseases Paper 663 

Residue Detection Program 668 

FSIS National Residue Program (NRP) 668 

Regulatory Authority and Residue in a HACCP Environment 671 

Terminology 672 

PHV Responsibilities 673 

Frontline Supervisor Responsibilities 673 

District Office Responsibilities 674 

OPPD Role 674 

Residue Violation Cases 675 

Multiple Violators and RVIS 675 

Tracking status of Residue samples in LIMS-Direct 676 

Guidelines for carcass and parts disposition based on results posted in LIMS-Direct 677 

In-plant screening / KIS Testing 679 

Animal Identification and Devices 681 

Regulations 681 

Residue Testing Procedures – Cattle and Swine 682 

Workshop 685 

Preparation for Mentoring 686 

Mentoring Checklist 693 

Ante-Mortem Inspection Workbook 709 

Case Studies 726 

Knowledge Check 732 

Humane Handling and Good Commercial Practices Workbook 734 

Livestock 739 

Poultry 818 

Sanitary Dressing Procedures and Food Microbiology Workbook 825 

Requirements to Demonstrate Process Control of Slaughter Workbook 836 

Poultry Procedures 844 

Livestock Sanitary Dressing 848 

Beef Slaughter Processing Scenario 857 

Post-Mortem Inspection Workbook 894 

Residue Detection Workbook 935 

Non-Compliance Records Workbook 954 
 

 

 

 

 

Professionalism Workbook 966 

Foreign/Reportable Animal Diseases Workbook – Part 1 992 

Case Studies 996 

Foreign/Reportable Animal Diseases Workbook – Part 2 1006