If animals are fed raw food, which risk is known to be associated?

• A. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1)
• B. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• C. Foot-and-Mouth Disease
• D. Rabies

Answer: (A)

Feeding raw foods introduces pathogens present in those ingredients because there is no heat treatment to inactivate them. This makes raw feed a potential route for infection. Avian influenza viruses, including H5N1, can persist in uncooked poultry products, so feeding raw poultry by‑products can spread the virus to other animals that consume or contact the material. The other options are less directly linked to raw feeding: rabies is transmitted by bites from infected animals; foot-and-mouth disease spreads mainly through direct contact, aerosols, or contaminated equipment rather than through feed; and bovine spongiform encephalopathy is associated with feeding certain mammalian proteins to cattle, typically in processed feeds rather than raw, and is a different pathway from the raw-feed risk highlighted here.