# 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 2.2: Information on all samples collected within the Salmonella survey

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

The following information shall be collected in Member States for each sample sent to the laboratory within the frame of the Salmonella survey:
(a) code of the sample;
(b) code of the laboratory involved in initial analysis;
(c) date of sample collection;
(d) date laboratory analysis begun;
(e) detection of Salmonella: qualitative result (positive/negative);
(f) serotyping of Salmonella: serovar(s) detected (may be more than one);
(g) age of the pigs: all gilts versus mixed age breeding pigs;
(h) sex: only sows; sows and boars or only boars;
(i) production stage: maternity; mating, gestation (other?);
(j) housing: slatted floor (fully/partly); solid floor; deep straw or other;
(k) diet: are pigs in this pen, yard or group fed compound feed exclusively;
(l) feed supplement: is there any Salmonella reducing substance added to the feed (like organic acid, a probiotic);
(m) systematic use of antibiotics: are antibiotics used in all animals of this group by any route of administration;
(n) the last date of administration of antimicrobials to the animals (within the last four weeks).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/55/annex/I/part/D/division/2/division/2.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-55/annex-I/part-D/division-2/division-2.2
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