Annex

Items which must be treated

Approved treatments for items

When the approved treatment must be applied

• Transport container and all contents (excluding the live animals or their reproductive material)

• Incinerated, or
• Autoclaved, or
• Irradiated at 50 kGray, or
• Treated with chlorine at a minimum final concentration of 200ppm for a minimum of 1 hour, or
• Treated with Virkon

• On arrival at the AA

• Imported water
• All other water

• Filtered to remove all viable animals and reproductive material, and
• Treated with chlorine at a minimum final concentration of 200ppm for a minimum of 1 hour, or
• Treated at a minimum of 90°C for a minimum of 30 minutes

• Prior to release from the AA

• All parts of the environment

• Incinerated, or
• Autoclaved, or
• Irradiated at 50 kGray, or
• Treated with chlorine at a minimum final concentration of 200ppm for a minimum of 1 hour, or
• Treated with Virkon

• Prior to release from the AA

• All equipment

• Incinerated, or
• Autoclaved, or
• Irradiated at 50 kGray, or
• Treated with chlorine at a minimum final concentration of 200ppm for a minimum of 1 hour, or
• Treated with Virkon

• Prior to release from the AA
• Prior to being used with other animals
• Between imported consignments