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Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents

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1.After the relevant control programme referred to in Article 5 has been approved, food business operators must have samples taken and analysed to test for the zoonoses and zoonotic agents listed in Annex I, column 1, respecting the minimum sampling requirements set out in the following table.U.K.

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The results of the analysis on the samples must be known before the animals leave for the slaughterhouse.

1. Zoonosis or zoonotic agent2. Animal population3. Phases of production which sampling must cover
All salmonella serotypes with public health significanceBreeding flocks of Gallus gallus:
rearing flocks
day-old chicks
four-week-old birds
two weeks before moving to laying phase or laying unit
adult breeding flocks
every second week during the laying period
All salmonella serotypes with public health significanceLaying hens:
rearing flocks
day-old chicks
pullets two weeks before moving to laying phase or laying unit
laying flocks
every 15 weeks during the laying phase
All salmonella serotypes with public health significanceBroilers
birds leaving for slaughtera
All salmonella serotypes with public health significanceTurkeys
birds leaving for slaughtera
All salmonella serotypes with public health significanceHerds of pigs:
breeding pigs
animals leaving for slaughter or carcases at the slaughterhouse
slaughter pigs
animals leaving for slaughter or carcases at the slaughterhouse

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