[Hygiene in international animal transport]

Animal hygiene at international animal transport can be discussed with respect to three main aspects: The hygienic prevention of contagious diseases where at legislation is to be emphasized. As there are: import and transit regulations, origin and health certificates and precautious disinfection. Some of the latter show the particularity of the sea and air transport. By the means of contagious disease-legislation animals of the respective territory, but also the human are protected. In dependence of the duration of transport, either defined symptoms of a disease can be evident during the transport or at arrival in the destination-port, on the other hand animals can be still within incubation time. In the latter case only a quarantine at the destination can provide full efficiency. The curative veterinary aspect. In this special case is referred to experiences with "Enterotoxaemia" of sheep during sea-transportation. The disease leads to heavy losses of animals depending on the duration of the voyage (influence of stress of transport). Preventive measures, like vaccination at beginning of the transport and using superphosphate in the pens, depressed the losses persistent. The aspect of animal protection. Exemplary proposals for sufficient ventilation rates during air transport were given.