Managing Disease

Disease Surveillance

• Wild Bird Survey
• bovineTb
• National Scrapie Plan
• Salmonella

 

Animal Health 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.

The National Control Programmes started with the breeding flocks NCP which began in January 2007. Followed by the laying flocks NCP in January 2008 and the broiler flocks in January 2009.
The National Control Programme for Turkeys is due to commence in January 2010
Official Control Samples
Under the

• The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Orders (England) 2007
• The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Orders (Wales) 2008
• The Control of Salmonella In Poultry (Breeding, Laying and Broiler flocks) (Scotland)Order 2009
• The Control of Salmonella in Broiler Flocks Order 2009 (England)
• The Control of Salmonella in Broiler Flocks Order 2009 (Wales)
  

official control samples are required for breeding, laying and broiler flocks.
Further information can be found at

• UK National Control Programme For Salmonella In Breeding Flocks
• A Guide To The National Control Programme For Salmonella In Laying Flocks
• UK National Control Programme For Salmonellain Chickens (Gallus Gallus) Reared For Meat (Broilers)

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 may 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

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