1.   It also seems there is room for improving the way beef carcasses are handled.

2.   Rabbit fever, or tularemia, is caused by a bacterium that usually is transmitted by ticks and by handling animal carcasses.

3.   Some veterinarians used it for protection, and it was given to mill workers handling the carcasses of imported animals.

4.   Mr Lau said the method of handling the carcasses was better than in many advanced countries.

5.   They also urged the authorities to handle carcasses properly, warning they could pollute underground water sources.