Terrestrial Animal Health Code

1. General Principles of Animal Health and Disease Notification
2. Definitions, responsibilities, and processes for reporting animal diseases internationally
3. Notification procedures and epidemiological surveillance standards
4. Ethics and Obligations in International Animal Trade
5. Core principles and ethical guidelines for countries participating in the trade of animals and animal products
6. Certification requirements and veterinary responsibility
7. Risk Analysis in Animal Health
8. Guidelines for import risk analysis, veterinary service evaluation, and determining equivalence of sanitary measures
9. Procedures for zoning and compartmentalization
10. Import/Export and Quarantine Procedures
11. Animal health measures during transportation and at borders
12. Handling of animal pathogens and management of laboratory containment
13. Risk Analysis of Veterinary Biologicals
14. Evaluation of vaccines and other veterinary biological products
15. Assessment of safety, quality, and efficacy
16. Recommendations for Controlling Specific Animal Diseases
17. Disease control standards for multiple and species-specific diseases (cattle, sheep, goats, equines, swine, poultry, rabbits, bees, primates)
18. Surveillance and Diagnostic Testing
19. Official diagnostic tests and animal health surveillance program guidelines
20. Semen, Embryo, and Ova Handling
21. Standards for collection, processing, and movement of reproductive materials
22. Biosecurity and Hygiene Measures
23. Prevention strategies, disinfection, and containment protocols
24. Animal Welfare Guidelines
25. Transport, slaughter, and humane handling standards
26. Surveillance for Specific Diseases
27. Monitoring of FMD, Classical Swine Fever, Avian Influenza, BSE
28. Antimicrobial Resistance
29. Global AMR monitoring and responsible antimicrobial usage
30. Model International Veterinary Certificates
31. Templates for trade of live animals and animal-origin products