How does the market operator know which disinfectant to use and at what concentrations?
A. The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2004 requires market operators to use an ‘approved disinfectant’ which means a disinfectant approved under the Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) Order 1978 as amended at the concentration required under that Order for ‘General Orders’. A list of Defra approved disinfectants is available. The list names veterinary disinfectants that have been laboratory tested for efficacy against Tuberculosis, Foot and Mouth Disease, Disease of Poultry, Swine Vesicular Disease and General Orders.
