F1ANNEX IIDETERMINATION OF BSE STATUS

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CHAPTER DMinimal surveillance requirements

3.Points values and point targets

Surveillance samples must meet the point targets set out in Table 2, on the basis of point values fixed in Table 1. All clinical suspects shall be investigated, regardless of the number of points accumulated. A country shall sample at least three out of the four sub-populations. The total points for samples collected shall be accumulated over a period of a maximum of seven consecutive years to achieve the target number of points. The total points accumulation shall be periodically compared to the target number of points for a country or region.

Table 1Surveillance point values for samples collected from animals in the given sub-population and age category

Surveillance sub-population

Routine slaughter20

Fallen stock21

Casualty slaughter22

Clinical suspect23

Age ≥ 1 year and < 2 years

0,01

0,2

0,4

N/A

Age ≥ 2 years and < 4 years (young adult)

0,1

0,2

0,4

260

Age ≥ 4 years and < 7 years (middle adult)

0,2

0,9

1,6

750

Age ≥ 7 years and < 9 years (older adult)

0,1

0,4

0,7

220

Age ≥ 9 years (aged)

0,0

0,1

0,2

45

Bovine animals over 36 months of age at routine slaughter.

Bovine animals over 30 months of age which are found dead or killed on farm, during transport or at an abattoir (fallen stock).

Bovine animals over 30 months of age that are non-ambulatory, recumbent, unable to rise or to walk without assistance; bovine animals over 30 months of age sent for emergency slaughter or with abnormal observations at ante-mortem inspection (casualty or emergency slaughter).

Bovine animals over 30 months of age displaying behavioural or clinical signs consistent with BSE (clinical suspects).

Table 2Points targets for different adult bovine animals population sizes in a country or region

Points targets for countries or regions

Adult bovine animals population size(24 months and older)

Type A surveillance

Type B surveillance

1 000 000

300 000

150 000

800 000-1 000 000

240 000

120 000

600 000-800 000

180 000

90 000

400 000-600 000

120 000

60 000

200 000-400 000

60 000

30 000

100 000-200 000

30 000

15 000

50 000-100 000

15 000

7 500

25 000-50 000

7 500

3 750