National Salmonella Control Programme
We take or supervise the taking of official control samples from poultry flocks in line with the National Control Programme (NCP). The NCP aims to reduce the prevalence of Salmonella of public health significance in flocks of domestic fowl.
Official Control Samples
Under the Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries Orders 2007 three official control samples are required for each adult breeding flock.
Official control samples can be collected in one of three ways –
- Animal Health visit and collect the samples
- Animal Health visit and supervise the collecting of samples
- Animal Health may authorise another competent person to take the official samples under instruction.
Animal Health will authorise the collection of samples by another competent person on a risk assessed basis.
Charges
Animal Health charges for the collection of samples. Details of fees can be found here
Page last modified:20 June 2007
Page published: 20 June 2007