any airport, or any port, railway station or road check-point open to international trade of commodities, where import veterinary inspections can be performed.

the number or body weight of animals per unit area on a vehicle/vessel or container.

the governmental and non-governmental organisations that implement animal health and welfare measures and other standards and recommendations in the Terrestrial Code in the territory. The Veterinary Services are under the overall control and direction of the Veterinary Authority. Private sector organisations, veterinarians or veterinary paraprofess [..]

Ear cropping is a surgical procedure that involves precise cutting and shaping of the ear pinna (the floppy part of the ears) of a dog in order to make the ears stand erect”.  

the elimination of a pathogenic agent from a country or zone.

the premises in which animals are kept.

Declaration of the First Conference on Animal Welfare in the Baltic Region. Responsible Ownership. 6 May 2014

the act of inducing death in a humane manner

means the clinical and/or pathological manifestation of infection.

Dermatophytoses are superficial mycoses that may be acquired from infected animals and affect the skin, hair and nails of humans, causing itching, redness, scaling and hair loss. Another mycotic infection that can be zoonotic is sporotrichosis