# Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a survey on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in herds of breeding pigs to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document number C(2007) 6579) (2008/55/EC), Division 1: Overall description on the implementation of the Salmonella and MRSA surveys

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A report in text format shall include at least:
(a) Member State;
(b) a description of the population of holdings with breeder pigs:
1.. breeding holdings:
(i) total number of breeder holdings;
(ii) total number of nucleus holdings;
(iii) total number of multiplier holdings;
(iv) number of breeder holdings planned to be sampled, and number of breeder holdings actually sampled; number of holdings planned for sampling but not sampled and the reason therefore;
(v) comments on the overall representativeness of the breeding holdings sampling programme;
2.. production holdings:
(i) total number of production holdings;
(ii) total number of farrow to weaner/grower holdings;
(iii) total number of farrow to finish holdings;
(iv) number of production holdings planned to be sampled, and number of production holdings actually sampled; number of holdings planned for sampling but not sampled and the reason therefore;
(v) possible comment on overall representativeness of the production holdings sampling programme;
(c) number of samples from the Salmonella survey obtained and analysed:
(i) from breeding holding;
(ii) from production holdings;
(iii) from holdings sampled for within-holding prevalence study;
(d) overall results from the Salmonella survey:
(i) prevalence of breeding holdings and of production holdings infected with Salmonella, and serovars of Salmonella;
(ii) outcome of within-holding prevalence study;
(e) list of laboratories responsible in the Salmonella survey for:
(i) detection;
(ii) serotyping;
(iii) phage typing (if carried out).
(f) number of samples from the MRSA survey obtained and analysed:
(i) from breeding holding;
(ii) from production holdings;
(g) overall results from the MRSA survey: prevalence of breeding holdings and of production holdings infected with MRSA, based on detection and confirmation by PCR;
(h) list of laboratories responsible in the MRSA survey for:
(i) detection;
(ii) PCR;
(iii) Spa typing;
(iv) MLST typing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/55/annex/I/part/D/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-55/annex-I/part-D/division-1
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