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United Kingdom

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When pigs are reintroduced into a holding in accordance with Article 13(3) of Directive 2002/60/EC, the following sampling procedures must be applied:

  • blood samples must be collected at the earliest 45 days after the reintroduction of the pigs,

  • in case sentinel pigs are reintroduced, blood samples for serological tests must be taken at random from a number of pigs that allow for the detection of 10 % seroprevalence with 95 % confidence in each subunit of the holding,

  • in case of total repopulation, blood samples for serological tests must be taken at random from a number of pigs that allow for the detection of 20 % seroprevalence with 95 % confidence in each subunit of the holding.

Notes on Chapter IV

Textual amendments

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Words in Annex Ch. 4 Section A para. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Exotic Disease (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1410), regs. 1, 8(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)