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day-old birds
Means birds aged not more than 72 hours after hatching.
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death
Means the irreversible loss of brain activity demonstrable by the loss of brain stem reflexes.
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debarking
Removal of bark from round wood (debarking does not necessarily make the wood bark-free) [FAO, 1990]
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delimiting survey
Survey conducted to establish the boundaries of an area considered to be infested by or free from a pest [FAO, 1990]
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detection survey
Survey conducted in an area to determine if pests are present [FAO, 1990, revised FAO, 1995]
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detention
Keeping a consignment in official custody or confinement, as a phytosanitary measure (see quarantine) [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995; CEPM, 1999; ICPM, 2005]
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devitalization
A procedure rendering plants or plant products incapable of germination, growth or further reproduction [ICPM, 2001]
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diagnosis
Means determination of the nature of a disease.
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diffusion dispersal
ort-distance dispersal … considered to be primarily between adjacent, or nearly adjacent, environments.
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discharge
Means blood or water from the slaughtering or processing of aquatic animals.
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