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The Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry and the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries,
In view of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 of 29 October 1975 on production and Marketing of hatching eggs and jigsaw chicks;
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down general principles and general requirements of the legislation Establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures for food safety;
In view of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on Control of salmonella and other specific zoonotic agents present in the food chain;
In view of Directive 2003 /99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the surveillance of zoonoses and zoonotic agents, Amending Council Decision 90 /424/EEC and repealing Council Directive 92/117/EEC;
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs;
Having regard to the Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down the specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption;
In view of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 The European Parliament and the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down requirements for animal feed hygiene;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to the setting of a Community objective to reduce the prevalence of certain serotypes of salmonella in breeding stock of Gallus gallus and amending Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003;
In view of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1091/2005 of 12 July 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 as regards the Community requirements concerning the use of specific control methods in the National Salmonella Control Programs;
Given the Rural Code, including articles L. 201-2, L. 202-1, L. 202-3, L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-11, L. 223-1 to L. 223-8, L. 231-1, L. 232-2, L. 235-1, R. * 221-4 to R. * 221-16, R. 228-1 and D. 223-1;
Having regard to Decree No. 2006-7 of 4 January 2006 on national reference laboratories, as well as to the approval and recognition of laboratories for analysis in the field of veterinary public health and the protection of Plants, and amending the Rural Code;
In view of the Decree of 5 June 2000 on the Livestock Register;
In the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Health and Animal Protection dated 14 December 2006;
In the opinion of the French Agency for Food safety as of January 30, 2007,
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The national programme for the control of salmonella infections in poultry of the species Gallus gallus in the egg-laying sector, established by this decree, under the control of the departmental Directorates Veterinary services:
-routine screening for Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow from breeding poultry;
-screening Systematics of Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium from future egg laying hens of the species Gallus gallus in the egg-laying stream;
-routine screening of infections at Salmonella Enteritidis from egg laying eggs of the species Gallus gallus;
-mandatory elimination of breeding poultry flocks infected with Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow, as well as the remediation of products derived from it;
-the mandatory elimination of the flocks of future egg-laying hens of the species Gallus gallus in the egg-laying process Consumption by Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium and the remediation of products derived from Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium; and
-the remediation of products derived from the egg-laying flocks of the Gallus species Infected gallus and eventually the voluntary elimination of these herds;
-the decontamination of infected poultry farms and the appropriate treatment of their effluent.
For the purposes of this Order:
a) Breeding Poultry: birds of the species Gallus gallus held in captivity, aged Seventy-two hours or more, intended for the production of hatching eggs in the egg-laying process;
(b) Eggs to be incubated: eggs produced by poultry defined at the point a and intended to be incubated;
(c) Eggs of Consumption: eggshell eggs, suitable for human consumption in the state or in the human food industry, excluding broken eggs, clutch eggs and cooked eggs;
d) Annuity Poultry: The species Gallus gallus seventy-two or more hours old and high for the production of consumption eggs;
e) One-day hens: all birds of the species Gallus gallus in the egg-laying sector, aged Less than seventy-two hours and not yet fed;
f) Moving: any establishment whose activity involves the incubation, hatching of hatching eggs and the supply of a day's chicks Gallus gallus in the egg-laying sector Consumption eggs;
g) Troupeau: all poultry of the species Gallus gallus in the stream of eggs of consumption, of the same health status, held in the same building or enclosure and constituting an epidemiological unit. In batteries, this term includes all birds sharing the same amount of air. The herds housed in several buildings constitute the same epidemiological unit if the conditions of management and operation do not allow the risk of transmission of Salmonella infection between these herds to be controlled ;
(h) Poultry: breeding birds, annuities and chicks of a day defined in this Article;
(i) poultry breeder: any natural or legal person who has permanent or temporary custody of poultry, to The exception of animals held for the sole purpose of self-consumption;
j) Elimination of a flock: withdrawal of a flock from production either by hygienic slaughter followed by a possible sewerage of the carcasses, or by euthanasia on the Breeding site;
h) hygienic abatement: disposal of an infected flock in a slaughterhouse under enhanced hygienic conditions and for which slaughter products are either destroyed or intended for animal or human consumption;
j) Livestock building: livestock premises, quarantine facilities, animal movement corridors, flocks of poultry farms, pens and poultry farms.
A sanitary veterinarian shall be designated by the holder of a flock of poultry and by the person in charge of the access establishment for the purpose of The carrying out of the prophylaxis and health police operations defined in this Order.
It is the responsibility of the holders and the owners of the herds, as well as those responsible for their representatives, to take under their All provisions necessary to assist in the implementation of the measures prescribed by this Order.
I. -Every holder of poultry is required to declare itself to the departmental establishment of the animal husbandry so that the latter can assign it, in collaboration with the departmental veterinary services, a national number Operation for any operating surface recorded in a circle of 500 metres in diameter, unless specified by Ministerial Direction.
The allocation and registration of the national operating number, as well as The identification of the buildings or enclosures in which the poultry flocks are held, shall be carried out on the basis of the holder's declaration, which shall include the following:
-the type (s) of poultry referred to by the holder Present in the exploitation: stream (flesh or egg laying of eggs of consumption), stage in the sector (selection, multiplication, rent), stage of production (rearing or laying period);
-other animal or other species Poultry of the species Gallus gallus not covered by this order that it may own;
-the possible national operating number assigned to it for another species with an indication of the species concerned;
-coordinates Geographical location of the farm or its holdings;
-in the case where the operation comprises several buildings and several activities, the activity taken into account for each building and the possible movements of poultry between the different buildings Operating buildings.
II. -In order to enable the measures provided for in this Order to be carried out, any owner of a flock of poultry shall address to the prefect (departmental director of veterinary services) of the département where the flock is situated a declaration of
The declaration of exit includes at least the following particulars:
-name or name and address of the owner of the flock;
-name or name, address, and Registration number of the farm where the flock is held;
-identification code for the farm building (s);
-expected exit date (s);
-total number of poultry exits;
-slaughterhouse (s) or livestock (s) (precise coordinates and identification number) or destination rendering;
-expected date of installation of the following herd.
The declaration of exit shall be transmitted in accordance with the arrangements laid down by the departmental director of services Veterinarians on or before the day on which the last animals in the flock can be removed from the farm building (s).
The declaration of establishment shall contain at least the following particulars:
-name or name and address The owner of the flock;
-name or name, address and registration number of the farm where the flock is held;
-identification code for the farm building (s);
-anticipated number of poultry, and, for the purposes of Herds of the stages propagating and Annuity, the strain of poultry put in place;
-origin (s) of the flock comprising, for the herds of one-day chicks, the breeding herd (s) and the hatch, for the flocks of pullets Started, the starting flock (s) and, for the laying herds, the breeding herd (s). Breeding herds are designated by their herd code and country code;
-expected implementation date;
-livestock building identification code;
-name of Salmonella vaccines for which the administration is Provided for in the herds of one day or possibly already administered to the herds of future laying hens before they are introduced into the laying building.
In the case of the chick herds of one day, the declaration of establishment Is transmitted as long as the certificates of origin are available and no later than five working days after the establishment.
In the case of transfers in laying, moulting and detaching, the declaration of establishment is transmitted No later than forty-eight hours prior to the establishment.
In the particular case of an implementation following a prolonged vacuum in the building, a prior declaration of the expected date of implementation shall be made at the latest Eight days before this one.
Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of the Decree of 5 June 2000 on the Register In order to trace the movements of poultry and eggs which are derived from them, any holder of poultry and any person responsible for hatchery shall maintain a register indicating, by herd or batch of eggs, their origin and their Destination as well as the dates of the movements. These internal traceability items are presented in the form of a material balance sheet.
These documents must be kept for a minimum period of three years and submitted at the request of the Veterinary
. At least the following information:
(a) For herds:
-the dates of poultry entry and exit;
-the origin of the poultry, including the identification of the hatting and the information contained in the declaration In place;
-the exact number of birds introduced, the mortalities and the weekly balance;
-the destination of eggs and poultry.
b) For hatcheries:
-the source of the eggs, including identification of the Herd of origin (herd code and country of origin);
-their dates of collection, or dates of egg laying, and arrival;
-number and destination of eggs incubated not hatched per flock;
-number and destination of eggs not incubated And clear eggs per flock;
-specific flows in incubators and hatcheries, technical results per flock;
-the destination of one day chicks per flock.
The head of the hatchery must be able to To establish the traceability of the batches of hatching eggs and chicks originating from them, particularly in relation to a flock
There is a mandatory testing for poultry flocks.
It is intended to:
a) For Salmonella Enteritidis research, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow:
-all day chick herds with at least 250 birds;
-all breeding poultry flocks with at least 250 Birds.
b) For the search for Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium:
-all flocks of future egg laying hens with at least 250 birds.
c) For Salmonella Enteritidis And in a limited way, for Salmonella Typhimurium:
-all flocks of egg laying hens for which all or part of the egg production is destined for an egg packaging or egg packaging centre. Producer of egg products.
The terms and conditions of this screening are set out in Schedule I of this Order.
The owners of herds subject to this screening are required to ensure that they are carried out.
The samples shall be taken by or under the responsibility of the health veterinarian designated in accordance with Article 3 of this Order. The health veterinarian may carry out the levies themselves or must designate by flock one or more delegates who are responsible for their implementation. It shall ensure the technical competence of the delegate (s) and their knowledge of the screening procedures provided for in this Order. The veterinarian must verify that the samples have been taken by the designated person (s) and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Annex I to this
. The sanitary veterinarian, provided for in the preceding paragraph, as well as those of the supervision of the conditions of that delegation by the departmental director of veterinary services, shall be detailed by instruction of the Minister responsible for agriculture
Official bacteriological analyses carried out on samples taken by the health veterinarian or their delegates in the framework of this screening shall be carried out in approved laboratories meeting the conditions specified in Annex II to the
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 5 of this Order, all the results of analyses and Checks carried out on a flock, including the results of analyses carried out in the bed and relating to that flock, shall be kept by the owner of the animals for a period of at least two years and presented to the officers Departmental veterinary services and the health veterinarian at their request.
The results of the analyses performed in the elbow should also be available in the same seam.
Additional controls may be carried out in the poultry operation or hatchery by departmental veterinary service agents or
During these additional tests, only the serovars targeted by the screening provided for in Article 6 of this Decree shall be sought, with the exception of specific contexts, needs or epidemiological risks requiring Specific investigations.
Additional tests may include samples and laboratory tests necessary to detect the potential presence of antimicrobial pharmacological action substances likely to be Present in relation to the infection or the observed pathological condition of poultry.
Any results of analysis involving Samples taken from a hatchery, in a breeding place of breeding poultry, in boxes of transport of a day of the stage breeding, on live or dead poultry, on a poultry product of Reproduction or on a patient who has used a breeding poultry product to suspect the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis or Salmonella Virchow in a herd of Poultry, constitutes a suspected contagious salmonellic infection of poultry.
Any test result relating to samples taken at a poultry farm, in boxes of transport of chicks Day, on day-old chicks, on live or dead poultry, on a poultry product or a poultry product packaging or on a sick person who has consumed a poultry product, to suspect the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium in a flock of poultry is a suspected contagious salmonellic infection of poultry.
In the case of isolation on a patient, a product packaging Poultry or poultry products, the departmental director of veterinary services analyses the epidemiological and traceability elements available to assess the quality of the epidemiological link with one or more herds. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first two paragraphs of this Article, where the epidemiological link is considered tenuous, the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services shall assess the health situation and the conditions of Operation of the operation before proposing the supervision provided for in Articles 12 and 19 of this Decree, unless expressly instructed by the Minister responsible for agriculture. Where a prefectural order is not established, the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services shall, as soon as possible, carry out the levies set out in Annex III to this Order.
Any suspected infection should be immediately reported to the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services in the department where the sample was taken The origin of the suspicion by any person having, for any reason, the burden of care or custody of the flock concerned, and by any laboratory that has carried out the bacteriological analysis that causes suspicion
I. -When the result of the analysis that led to the suspicion of infection corresponds to a sampling carried out in a couvoir, the departmental director of veterinary services conducts an epidemiological investigation in order to identify the establishments Having supplied this couvoir to hatching eggs, as well as the herds that must be placed under the prefectural arrest order according to the following criteria:
a) When the result of the analyses that led to the suspicion concerns a Collection carried out in hatchery-locker funds, the flock (s) which must be placed (s) under the prefectural arrest order is (are):
-the person or those who supplied hatching eggs loaded into the hatchery on Day of collection;
-or, if concomitant negative results on all or part of these herds and their products are available, and to the extent that the history of the control of the production and access process, including the External supplies, is favourable, only the one or those whose samples have produced positive results.
b) When the result of the analysis that led to the suspicion concerns a sampling carried out in a hatchery, the Herds which have to be placed under the prefectoral supervision order are those who supplied hatching eggs loaded in that hatchery on the day of collection, insofar as traceability permits identification, where the Operation, and in particular the management of air flows within and to the hatching room, makes it possible to isolate from the danger Salmonella the chicks present in that hatchery and where the history of the control of the process of production and of access, Including external supplies, does not extend the scope of suspicion.
c) When the result of the analysis that led to the suspicion concerns a sampling of meconium of chicks, the herds that must be placed under Arrested prefectural prefectural authorities are those who provided hatching eggs loaded into the hatchery of the chicks whose meconium was removed, since the operation of the hatchery ensures a separate treatment of the Chicks grouped by hatch and the application of effective disinfection measures between each lot and where the operation, and in particular the management of air streams within and to the hatching room, makes it possible to isolate vis-a-vis the danger Salmonella the chicks present in this hatchery and where the history of control of the production and access process, including external supplies, does not extend the scope of suspicion.
d) In other cases, the Herds that have to be placed under prefectural control are those who provided hatching eggs hatched in the hatch on the day of sampling. By way of derogation, according to the information available on the health status of herds, the departmental director of veterinary services may propose to suspend the supervision of one or more herds which have supplied eggs to the Hatch hatch into the hatch on the day of the drawdown.
prefect shall take an order for the supervision of the flock (s) thus identified.
II. The following shall be carried out as soon as possible. -In other cases, the prefect shall take an order under supervision of the flock (s) concerned by suspicion of
. -The Departmental Director of Veterinary Services shall, as soon as possible, carry out the confirmatory tests and confirmatory tests set out in Annex III to this Order in all herds of the animal (s) in which a Or several herds under the control of prefectural prefectures. The analyses include Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Salmonella Virchow.
IV. -Where the result of the analysis which led to the suspicion concerns a sampling carried out in a hatch, in the situations provided for in points I a, b, c of this article, the departmental director of veterinary
: As soon as possible to a literature review on the health status of the herds that provided the hatched eggs in the affected hatch on the day of the suspect outbreak and the day before;
-enforce the controls Reinforced in Annex III to this Order on those same herds, taking into account the available results provided by the documentary investigation to order these herds;
-carrying out supplementary analyses of the double funds of the Delivery boxes used in the days preceding the suspicious outbreak and kept by laboratories or operators;
-may have the enhanced controls set out in Annex III to this Order be carried out in the other farms that have Supplied with hatching eggs to be incubated and can increase the frequency of controls carried out as long as the suspicion has not been lifted or the origin of the contamination has not been identified.
V.-When the analysis result Having led to suspicion concerning a levy carried out in a flock of future breeders of less than 6 weeks of age, the departmental director of veterinary services may make additional samples and analyses in Herds of comparable ages from the same elbow. Duplicates of the botany funds of these herds, which are always kept in the laboratory or by the operator, may also be subjected to further
. -On the proposal of the departmental director of veterinary services, the herd, which has been the subject of a first positive test result either in the rearing environment or on poultry organs, or on the products, may be placed Directly under prefectural orders for the declaration of infection if the collection that led to the suspicion has been carried out by the veterinary services or a health veterinarian and subject to compliance with one or more of the The following conditions:
-the available evidence provides epidemiological evidence of infection of the flock: contaminated site, recidivism;
-the flock has been removed or transferred and the site disinfected before prefectural arrest For monitoring, or the prefectoring order for monitoring has not been complied with, which does not allow for the implementation of confirmation samples.
The prefectoral monitoring order states that the flock (s) are immediately sequestered and kept isolated. Pending the result of the confirmatory analyses provided for in Article 12 (III) of this Order:
(a) Any antibiotic treatment is prohibited;
(b) Eggs to be incubating are stored separately in an appropriate room to avoid any Spread of infection. On the authorisation of the departmental director of veterinary services, they may be placed on the market after having undergone thermal treatment guaranteeing the destruction of salmonellae;
(c) Any movement of poultry to or from From buildings or paddocks from the breeding grounds of the suspect flock is prohibited, unless authorized by the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services;
(d) Any movement of manure and material from the breeding site is prohibited, Unless authorized by the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services. Biosecurity measures are strengthened to limit the extent of potential infection;
f) Incubation eggs at the time of suspicion should be handled and treated separately during the outbreak. An enhanced disinfection protocol for the hatting premises must be implemented immediately and its effectiveness controlled;
g) The Departmental Director of Veterinary Services may prohibit the delivery of a day's pullets. Incubation eggs from the suspect herd.
By way of derogation from the point in this article, where the herd has clinical symptoms associated with salmonella infection, which may lead to animal suffering, or When it comes to preserving the genetic material of herds " Elite ", of herds of endangered breeds or herds raised for research purposes, the animal health veterinarian may prescribe, upon prior authorization of the departmental director of veterinary services, and after completion of a Antibiotic treatment.
The prefect of the prefect shall be lifted by the prefect, on Proposal of the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services, where a second check, carried out in accordance with Annex III to this Order, carried out after a first negative check, is also negative.
When suspicion arises From a levy carried out in a hatrew and as soon as the source of the infection has been identified as independent of the herd under supervision, the prefect of the prefect may be removed by the prefect, on a proposal from the The departmental director of veterinary services, after a first inspection, carried out in accordance with Annex III to this Order, is negative.
Where the presence of infection is confirmed by the positivity of at least one of the analyses provided for in Article 12, the Prefect shall take an order declaring the infection of the infected flock.
The prefectural statement of infection causes the following health policy measures to be performed:
1. Recording of the result of confirmatory tests of infection in the registry of the flock;
2. Prohibition of exit from the operation of the poultry of the declared infected flock and the eggs thereof, except Derogation from the departmental director of veterinary services, for disposal by hygienic slaughter, processing eggs with thermal remediation or destruction;
3. Carry out the necessary samples for diagnosis or epidemiological investigations, in particular in the breeding herds from which the infected herd is infected when the infection occurs on young animals;
4. Elimination of infected breeding poultry flocks on an administrative basis. By way of derogation from point 2 of this Article, the owner of the poultry of the flock (s) declared infected, wishing to eliminate them by hygienic slaughter, shall apply for a pass to the departmental director of veterinary services of the Where the infected flock is located, for shipment to a slaughterhouse benefiting from a Community authorisation where an inspection is carried out under the provisions of Article L. 231-1 of the Rural Code;
5. Previously granted the sanitary pass for the hygienic slaughter of the declared infected flock:
-carried out by the health veterinarian or his delegate of a sampling of 20 poultry for the analysis of 25 g per animal of muscles Deep cauterised on the surface by an approved laboratory for the detection of a possible widespread infection with Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars). The samples are pooled by 10 to form two samples for analysis. The technical arrangements for the collection and compilation of samples for the purposes of the analysis shall be specified by instruction of the Minister responsible for agriculture. The departmental director of veterinary services has the results of analysis before signature of the sanitary pass for the transport of poultry to the slaughterhouse. The costs of sampling and analysis shall be borne by the owner of the flock when the analysis is carried out on poultry taken from the livestock;
-carried out, on the initiative of the departmental director of veterinary services of the Department where the livestock holding the infected flock is located or at the initiative of the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse, of a levy consisting of at least 5 poultry for the investigation of substances for antimicrobial pharmacological action May be present in relation to the infection or the observed pathological condition. This research shall be conducted to the extent possible on 5 of the 20 birds taken pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. The cost of sampling and analysis shall be borne by the owner of the flock when the analysis is carried out on poultry taken from the livestock;
-the recording of the result of the analysis of deep muscles in the register of livestock housing The herd;
-in the document of transmission of the information on the food chain accompanying the batches of poultry, the results of the confirmatory tests of infection and the analysis of deep muscles. The copy of the statement of results, countersigned by the animal health veterinarian, shall be annexed to the document;
-inspection by the veterinarian of the herd concerned at the breeding site 72 hours before the scheduled time Departure to the slaughterhouse, in order to carry out an ante mortem inspection. It carries out a control of the breeding register, a clinical examination of poultry and validates the organisation of the conduct of the cleaning and disinfection proposed by the holder of the poultry. It shall provide, as soon as possible, a visit report to the departmental director of veterinary services in the department where the infected animal is located, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the infected herd and, if necessary, to the veterinarian Official of the destination slaughterhouse. It also sends to the departmental director of veterinary services the detailed protocol of the cleaning and disinfection site which will be implemented and its provisional timetable. The conclusions of the ante-mortem examination are mentioned in the transmission document for information on the food chain accompanying the batches of poultry;
6. Destruction of eggs produced by the infected herd, regardless of their storage or incubation location. By way of derogation, on the authorisation of the departmental director of veterinary services and under pass, eggs from infected herds may, however, be placed on the market after having undergone thermal treatment guaranteeing the Salmonella destruction;
7. Destruction of the food stored on the breeding site and distributed to the infected herd;
8. After the elimination of the infected flock (s), cleaning and disinfection, within a time limit fixed by the departmental director of veterinary services, of the premises, their approaches, their access routes, the rearing equipment of the flock (s) Infected, including when it is not intended to restock the premises, and vehicles used for the transport of poultry or eggs, followed by a sanitary vacuum carried out in accordance with Article 21 of this Order;
9. Removal of the effluent from the farm housing the infected herd, respectful of the environment and health protection on other farms.
When infection is confirmed, particularly in areas of high poultry density, the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services conducts an epidemiological investigation to assess the risk of spreading Infection from or to the poultry flocks of the Gallus gallus species located near the breeding site of the infected flock. One of the aims of the survey is to identify the likely origin of the infection and possible factors for spreading the infection to the affected farms. The epidemiological investigation shall also apply, where appropriate, to holdings of poultry originating in the infected herd. Specific biosecurity measures may be prescribed for the operations concerned by epidemiological investigations.
The prefectural decree for the declaration of infection is lifted by the prefect on the proposal of the departmental director of veterinary services, after elimination of the infected flock (s), completion of the cleaning operations and Disinfection, a sanitary vacuum, and verification of their effectiveness, in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of this Order. When one or more additional series of bacteriological controls are required to formally validate the decontamination result, their cost is borne by the owner of the animals
I. -The Prefect shall take an order under supervision of the flock (s) concerned by suspicion of infection pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 of this
. -The prefectural arrest order provides that the flock (s) are immediately sequestered and kept isolated. Pending the result of confirmatory tests and samples provided for in paragraph III of this article:
-any antibiotic treatment is prohibited and the eggs produced by these herds are stored separately in an appropriate room, To avoid any spread of the infection. On the authorisation of the departmental director of veterinary services, they may be placed on the market after having undergone thermal treatment guaranteeing the destruction of salmonellae, provided that the alveoli and the packaging used in the Transport of these eggs are destroyed by the establishment of destination;
-any movement of poultry to or from the breeding site of the suspect flock is prohibited, unless authorized by the departmental director of services Veterinary.
III. -The Departmental Director of Veterinary Services shall, as soon as possible, carry out the confirmatory tests and tests set out in Annex III to this Order in all flocks of poultry in the livestock where the flock (s) Under surveillance are held. The confirmatory analyses are for Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium, where suspicion results from a sample taken from the monitored herd.
IV. -Where the result of the analysis which led to suspicion concerns birds of less than 6 weeks at the time of the collection, the departmental director of veterinary services shall conduct an epidemiological investigation into the hatreel having insured The hatching of these animals, as well as in herds of comparable ages and from the same hatch. In particular, supplementary samples and analyses may be carried out. The funds of boxes of delivery of these herds, kept for 8 weeks in the laboratory, may also be the subject of further analysis.
V. The prefect of the prefect of supervision shall be lifted by the prefect, on proposal The departmental director of veterinary services, where a second inspection, carried out in accordance with Annex III of this Order, carried out after a first negative check, is also negative.
Where the suspicion comes from a Collective food-borne illness linked to the consumption of eggs, resulting in the monitoring of several herds that are independently hosted on several farms, due to the available traceability elements; The prefectoral supervision order may be lifted if the screening programme provided for by this Decree is respected for the herd concerned, than the first confirmation check carried out by the departmental management of the Veterinary services is favourable, and the production site has not been the object of any other suspicion in the year before suspicion.
VI. -On the proposal of the departmental director of veterinary services, the herd, which has been the subject of a first positive test result, either in the farming environment or on the organs of poultry, or on its products, may be placed Directly under prefectural orders for the declaration of infection if the collection that led to the suspicion has been carried out by the veterinary services or a health veterinarian, and subject to compliance with one or more of the The following conditions:
-the available evidence provides epidemiological evidence of infection of the flock: contaminated site, recidivism, epidemiologic link to a foodborne illness outbreak;
-the herd has been eliminated or Transferred and the site disinfected before placing under surveillance by prefectoral decree, which does not allow the implementation of confirmatory samples.
I. -When the presence of the infection is confirmed by the positivity of at least one of the analyses provided for in Article 19 of this Order, the Prefect shall take an order declaring the infection of the infected flock (s
. -This order causes the following health policy measures to run:
1. Recording of the result of confirmatory tests of infection in the registry of the flock;
2. Prohibition of exit from the operation of the poultry of the declared infected flock and the eggs thereof, except Derogation from the departmental director of veterinary services, for disposal by hygienic slaughter, processing eggs with thermal remediation or destruction;
3. Carry out the necessary samples for diagnosis or epidemiological investigations, in particular in the breeding herds from which the infected herd is infected when the infection occurs on young animals;
4. In the case of future egg laying hens:
-elimination of poultry from the declared infected herd on an administrative basis. By way of derogation provided for in point II.2 of this Article, the owner of the poultry of the flock (s) declared infected, wishing to eliminate them by hygienic slaughter, shall apply for a pass to the departmental director of veterinary services of the Where the infected flock is located, for shipment to a slaughterhouse benefiting from a Community authorisation where an inspection is carried out pursuant to Article L. 231-1 of the Rural Code ;
5. In the case of egg laying eggs:
-by way of derogation provided for in point II.2 of this Article, the owner of the poultry of the flock (s) declared infected, wishing to eliminate them by hygienic slaughter, shall Laissez-passer to the departmental director of veterinary services of the department where the breeding holding the infected flocks is located, for their shipment to a slaughterhouse benefiting from a Community authorisation and where a Inspection pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 231-1 of the Rural Code;
-by way of derogation provided for in point II.2 of this Article, until the elimination of the flock, the owner of the eggs produced by the declared infected herd Request a sanitary pass to the departmental director of veterinary services in the department where the infected flock is located, for shipment to a registered establishment for the production of egg products in order to be subjected to it, Prior to their placing on the market, a thermal treatment guaranteeing the destruction of salmonella. Packagings, alveoli and pallets used for storage and shipping of eggs shall be destroyed or, when designed for that purpose, cleaned and disinfected by the producer of egg products. The vehicle used to transport eggs produced by the contaminated flock must be specifically assigned to that use or disinfected after each transport.
6. Previously granted the sanitary pass for the hygienic slaughter of the declared infected flock:
-carried out by the health veterinarian or his delegate of a sampling of 20 poultry for the analysis of 25 g per animal of muscles Deep by an accredited laboratory to detect a possible widespread infection with Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars). The samples are grouped by 10 to form two samples for analysis. The technical arrangements for the collection and compilation of samples for the purposes of the analysis shall be specified by instruction of the Minister responsible for agriculture. The departmental director of veterinary services has the results of analysis before signature of the sanitary pass for the transport of poultry to the slaughterhouse. The costs of collection and analysis shall be borne by the owner of the flock when the analysis is carried out on poultry taken from the livestock;
-carried out, on the initiative of the departmental director of veterinary services of the Department where the livestock holding the infected flock is located or at the initiative of the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse, of a levy consisting of at least 5 poultry for the investigation of substances for antimicrobial pharmacological action May be present in relation to the infection or the observed pathological condition. This research shall be conducted to the extent possible on 5 of the 20 birds taken pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. The cost of sampling and testing shall be borne by the owner of the flock when the analysis is carried out on poultry taken from the livestock;
-the recording of the result of the analysis of deep muscles in the register of the ranching The herd;
-in the document of transmission of the information on the food chain accompanying the batches of poultry, the results of the confirmatory tests of infection and the analysis of deep muscles. The copy of the statement of results, countersigned by the animal health veterinarian shall be annexed to the document;
-inspection by the veterinarian of the flock concerned at the breeding site 72 hours before the scheduled time of Departure to the slaughterhouse in order to carry out an ante mortem inspection. It carries out a control of the breeding register, a clinical examination of poultry and validates the organisation of the conduct of the cleaning and disinfection proposed by the holder of the poultry. It shall provide, as soon as possible, a report on a visit to the departmental director of veterinary services in the department where the infected animal is located, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the infected animal and, if necessary, the veterinarian Official of the destination slaughterhouse. It also sends to the departmental director of veterinary services the detailed protocol of the cleaning and disinfection site which will be implemented and its provisional timetable. The conclusions of the ante-mortem examination are mentioned in the transmission document for information on the food chain accompanying the batches of poultry;
7. Withdrawal or recall of consumption eggs produced in accordance with the provisions of Article 28 of this Order;
8. Destruction of the food stored on the breeding site and distributed to the infected herd;
9. After the removal of the infected flock (s), cleaning and disinfection of the premises, their approaches, access routes and rearing equipment of the infected flock (s) and the vehicles used for the transport of poultry or eggs, followed A sanitary vacuum carried out in accordance with section 21 of this Order;
10. Removal of livestock effluent from the infected herd, respectful of the environment and health protection on other farms.
III. -When the infection is confirmed, particularly in areas of high poultry density, the departmental director of veterinary services conducts an epidemiological investigation to assess the risk of spreading the infection from or to the Flocks of birds of the species Gallus gallus near the breeding site of the infected flock. One of the aims of the survey is to identify the likely origin of the infection and possible factors for spreading the infection to the affected farms. The epidemiological investigation shall also apply, where appropriate, to holdings of poultry originating in the infected herd. Specific biosecurity measures may be prescribed for the operations involved in epidemiological
. -The prefectural order for the declaration of infection shall be lifted by the prefect on the proposal of the departmental director of veterinary services, after removal of the infected flock (s), completion of the cleaning operations and Disinfection, health vacuum, and verification of their effectiveness, in accordance with the provisions of section 21 of this Order
The cleaning and disinfection operations provided for in Articles 16 and 20 of this Order shall be carried out under the control of the veterinarian and the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services.
Liquid or solid waste and manure must be removed from the building prior to cleaning and disinfection. Tractors and other manure handling equipment must be decontaminated after this operation. Storage, application of animal waste and cleaning water should not be a source of contamination for the environment. The cleaning water shall be disposed of either in a pit or into a waste water system and in compliance with the existing regulatory requirements. When directed to a storage device, whether temporary or not, the device shall be emptied and disinfected at the end of the cleaning and disinfection site. The cleaning and disinfection of the rearing premises and their annexes and of the equipment shall be carried out in accordance with a written protocol, established prior to the implementation of the site and approved by the sanitary veterinarian, with the help of products approved for Disinfection in the case of communicable diseases. This protocol should also take into account the control of animals, including unwanted insects and mites, as well as the decontamination of the approaches.
The minimum health gap after cleaning and Disinfection of the premises and of the husbandry equipment (nesting nests, food chains, silos, troughs, tanks, pipes, etc.) should allow for the fullest possible dewatering of the premises and equipment.
Their Effectiveness must be officially validated by visual monitoring of the quality of the cleaning and by negative bacteriological control of the surfaces towards any Salmonella serovar, prior to the restocking of the premises. Controls shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures specified in Ministerial Direction. When one or more additional series of bacteriological controls are required to formally validate the decontamination result, their cost is borne by the owner of the animals.
Vaccination against salmonella infections of breeding poultry is prohibited. The vaccination of annuities may only be carried out with inactivated vaccines with a marketing authorisation
herds of more than 250 breeding birds are fed by food produced by establishments in the food industry Authorised salmonella animals in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance concerning authorisations and authorisations of establishments in the animal feed sector, taken in accordance with L. 235-1 of the Rural
. The animal feed is situated in another Member State, the commercial specifications binding the owner of the breeding herd to the compound feed supplier state that this establishment meets all the criteria for authorisation Salmonella. The owner of the herd shall regularly audit the establishment in order to verify compliance with the accreditation criteria. The commercial contract and the audit reports shall be available to the departmental management of the veterinary services.
The provisions of this Article shall apply within twelve months of publication in the Journal Official of the order under consideration.
For breeding poultry flocks, when taking samples As defined in Annex III to this Decree or at the latest upon confirmation of infection, samples shall be taken, on the instructions of the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services, on the foods used for feeding the flock
When a sample is contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow, the Departmental Director of Veterinary Services :
-seeks to identify it, the source of contamination in the operation or at all stages of food production or transport;
-requests and verifies the implementation of the corrective measures provided for in the plan Sanitary control of the establishment
Criteria for reporting avian salmonellosis in the species Gallus gallus Egg-laying of consumer eggs, referred to in Article D. 223-1 of the Rural Code, are as follows:
(a) For herds of future breeders, the identification of a strain of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars) from official samples taken two weeks before laying eggs, if the birds remain in the breeding grounds or, if not, two weeks before the transfer of the building, in accordance with the Screening procedures defined in Annex I, Chapter I, point 1.1.2 of this Order;
(b) For breeding herds, the identification of a strain of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars) from the official levies carried out in the eight weeks preceding the end of the production cycle in accordance with the screening procedures laid down in Annex I, Chapter I, point 1.2.3, of this Order ;
(c) For herds of future egg-laying hens, a strain of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars) from official samples taken two weeks before laying eggs, if the birds remain in the breeding grounds or, if not, two weeks before the transfer of the building, in accordance with the Screening procedures defined in Annex I, Chapter I, point 2.1.2, of this Order;
(d) For the herds of egg-laying eggs, the identification of a strain of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars) from official samples taken at 55 weeks, in accordance with the screening procedures laid down in Annex I, Chapter I, point 2.2 of this
. Apply as of February 1, 2008.
The declaration of avian salmonellosis in herds Gallus gallus of the egg-laying sector, referred to in Article D. 223-1 of the Rural Code, must include the serovar name of the isolated Salmonella enterica strain and all the information contained in Annex II, chapter I, point 1, II, of this Order
1. When, pursuant to the provisions of sections 16 and 20 of this Order, the general infection by Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica (all serovars) of poultry from a confirmed infected herd is highlighted, the carcasses are intended either for processing by the human or animal feed industry to guarantee the application of treatment Remediation, or destruction. Carcasses for processing shall be covered by the trade mark laid down in Annex II to the Decree of 14 October 2005 laying down general rules for animal health in respect of products of animal origin intended for human consumption. Processed products intended for human consumption shall bear the Community identification mark.
Where, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 16 and 20 of this Decree, the general infection of Salmonella enterica Subsp. Enterica (all serovars) of poultry from a confirmed infected herd is not highlighted and, without prejudice to the results of the sanitary inspection, the carcasses are covered by the Community identification mark.
2. Cleaning and disinfection of the premises and the slaughter line is carried out immediately after the slaughter of a batch of poultry from a confirmed infected herd.
3. The viscera of poultry carcasses from a confirmed infected herd are destroyed or subjected to sanitiser thermal treatment.
I. -When a flock of egg laying hens is confirmed infected and confirmatory samples from eggs set out in Schedule III of this Order are confirmed to be positive, egg removal shall be made Intended for shell consumption produced by the herd placed on the market from the 21st day preceding the date of the prefectural arrest order.
II. -When a flock of egg laying hens is confirmed infected, suspicion of infection is due to the isolation of Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium in a patient or poultry product and Confirmation from eggs laid down in Annex III to this Order shall be positive, the removal of the shell eggs produced by the herd placed on the market from the 21st day before the date of the order For the monitoring and recall of eggs produced by the herd placed on the market from the 28th day preceding the date of the prefectural arrest order
For the purposes of this Order, a joint order of the Minister responsible for agriculture and Minister responsible for the budget determines:
-the conditions under which the search for salmonella can be the subject of financial participation by the State;
-the conditions of allocation and the amounts of the compensation for the elimination of salmonella Infected poultry flocks;
-the terms and conditions of allocation and amounts of compensation for the destruction or heat treatment of hatching eggs produced by infected poultry flocks;
-the amount of participation Financial of the State assigned to the health veterinarian for the execution of health policy measures.
Without prejudice Of the loss of the allowances provided for in Article 29 of this Order, the penalties laid down in Article R. * 228-1 of the Rural Code may be subject to the penalties laid down in Article R. * 228-
. For testing, the eggs may be sequestered, on the rearing site or in the hatchery, or on the order of the prefect to a registered establishment for the manufacture of egg products for a thermal treatment which is remediated to the point of Favourable result of a series of enhanced checks provided for in Annex III to this Order by the Veterinary Services Officers. Analyses are the responsibility of the owner of the flock.
This Order repeals and replaces the order of October 26 1998, as amended on August 9, 2001, on the control of Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium in the Gallus gallus herds in the egg-laying sector.
The Director General of Food at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Prefects are each responsible for the execution of the This Order, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic
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SCREENING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS OR SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM IN THE TROUPEALS OF THE GALLUS GALLUS GALLUS FOR CONSUMPTION OEUFS
1. Breeding poultry skins
1.1. Farmed Trouts
1.1.1. When the birds are one day old, the samples are made up for each flock of five different boxes of different boxes collected during the delivery of the birds, before they enter the breeding building.
Five others Box fund linings are also collected for eight weeks in the laboratory.
1.1.2. When the birds are four weeks old, then two weeks before laying eggs if the birds stay in the rearing building or, if not, two weeks before the transfer of the building, the samples are made up for Each flock:
When the herds are reared on the ground:
-three pairs of socks, consisting of sterile, sterile, wet and humid jersey at the time of the job, each one for at least three minutes. Cover the maximum of the ground surface to which the animals have access to the interior of the building and repositioned each in the container of watertight and sterile, with all the material collected adherent to the fabric;
-and two Consists of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of not less than 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces located indoors The building in which the birds are held and repositioned in the container of watertight and sterile origin.
When the herds are reared on battery:
-three rag pieces each of a piece of type material Not woven from a total surface of a minimum of 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum surfaces of the carpets of firecards and repositioned each in the container of watertight and sterile origin. The sampling is carried out after the carpets are operated at the unloading end of the batteries. When the building has several battery stages, the mats on each battery stage must be rubbed;
-a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of at least 900 centimetres Squares, imbibated sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on a minimum of 20 cage funds per row, placed in the container of watertight and sterile source;
-and a cloth consisting of a piece of material of type Non-woven, of a total surface of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces within the building in which the birds are held and placed in the Containing watertight and sterile origin.
1.2. Egg-laying conditions
1.2.1. The samples are taken every two weeks in the hatchery where the hatching eggs are delivered by the breeding herd to be tested and are made for each flock:
-a composite sample of Hatchery baskets of visibly soiled hatcheries, taken at random from 5 separate hatchery baskets to reach a total area of at least 1 metre square. If hatching eggs from the same breeding herd occupied for this hatch more than one incubator, a composite sample of hatchery baskets is collected from at least one hatch corresponding to each incubator ;
-a sample of 250 g of shells consisting of 25 units of 10 g of broken egg shells from 25 separate hatch baskets.
1.2.2. At thirty-four and fifty weeks, the levies provided for in point 1.2.1 of this Annex shall be supplemented by a collection of 20 unhatched, unhatched eggs from each flock to be checked.
1.2.3. I.-Specimen shall be taken in the holding where the flock is held within a period of four weeks from the laying-up or the transition to the egg-laying unit, and at the latest when the breeding grounds have 24 weeks Age, and then in the eight weeks preceding the end of the production cycle.
The samples are made up for each flock:
-five pairs of socks, consisting of sterile jersey, sterile liquid imbibed, and Wet at the time of use, sock each for at least three minutes to cover the maximum ground surface to which the animals have access to the interior of the building and replaced by lot of 5 socks in two of the original containers Waterproof and sterile, with all material collected adherent to the fabric;
-when the breeding poultry flock is caged, two samples of 150 g each fecal matter collected on the ejection mats, Scrapers or pits, depending on the type of building. When the building has several rows of cages, the samples contain droppings from each row of cages. When the building is equipped with carpets of fides or scrapers, the collection shall be carried out after their operation in order to harvest, at the end of unloading of the carpets on the scraping bars, representative fecal material of The battery. When the building is equipped with deflectors under the cages and scrapers, mixed faecal materials, representative of the batteries, are taken from those deposited on the scraper after it has worked. When the building has several battery stages, the collection shall contain faecal material from each battery stage. When the building is equipped with Californian cages with no carpets or scrapers, fecal matter (slurry) is taken from the pit in different points to form a mixture representing all rows of cages;
- Two composite samples of fresh droppings weighing at least 1 g each, taken at random from different points of the building in which the birds are held. The number of different points in which to take a fresh sample is shown in the following table:
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-and a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material, of a total surface of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces located at The interior of the building in which the birds are held to collect dust and placed in the sterile, watertight container.
II. -Samples are taken from the operation where the herd is held at thirty-eight weeks of age and then at fifty-four weeks and, in the case of molt, two weeks before and two weeks after the laying-up and then all twelve Weeks.
Leads are made for each flock:
-two pairs of socks, consisting of sterile jersey, sterile and wet liquid at the time of the job, each one for at least three minutes To cover the maximum surface area to which the animals have access to the interior of the building and reposition each in the container of watertight and sterile origin, with all the material collected adherent to the fabric;
-either of two Consists of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum surface of the carpets, and Repositioned each in a sterile, watertight container. The sampling is carried out after the carpets are operated at the unloading end of the batteries. When the building has several battery stages, the mats on each battery stage must be rubbed;
-and a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material, with a total surface area of at least 900 centimetres Squares, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces located inside the building in which the birds are held and placed in the container of watertight and sterile origin.
1.2.4. The sampling to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this annex shall be carried out, every sixteen weeks, by the health veterinarian.
Levies to be taken in the operation before 24 weeks or to the The eight weeks preceding the end of the production cycle are carried out by the health veterinarian himself. The departmental directorate of veterinary services may make identical samples to those same periods which then replace those carried out by the veterinarian.
2. Annuity poultry skin
2.1. Farmed Trouts
2.1.1. When the birds are one day old, the samples are made up for each flock of five different boxes of different boxes collected during the delivery of the birds, before they enter the breeding building.
Five others Box holdings are also collected for 8 weeks in the laboratory.
2.1.2. When the birds are four weeks old, then less than four weeks before the date of laying or transfer, the result of the analysis of the samples to be known prior to the departure of the animals, the samples are made up for Each flock:
When the herds are raised on the ground:
-two pairs of socks, consisting of sterile jersey, imbibated sterile and humid liquid at the time of the job, each for at least 3 minutes to cover The maximum surface area to which the animals have access to the interior of the building and replaced each in the container of watertight and sterile origin, with all the material collected adherent to the fabric;
-and of two ciphers Consisting of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and humid liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces located inside the building In which the birds are held and placed in the container of watertight and sterile origin.
When the herds are reared on battery:
-two rag pieces each of a piece of non-woven material of a Total surface area of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum surfaces of the carpets of firecards and repositioned each in the container of watertight and sterile. The sampling is carried out after the carpets are operated at the unloading end of the batteries. When the building has several battery stages, the mats on each battery stage must be rubbed;
-a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of at least 900 centimetres Squares, imbibated of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on a minimum of 20 cage funds per row;
-and a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material, of a total area of at least 900 Square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces within the building in which the birds are held and placed in the container of watertight and sterile origin.
2.2. Egg-laying skin
I.-Specimens should be taken four weeks after the laying of the eggs and at the latest when the laying hose is 24 weeks old, then 40 and 55 weeks, and in the Molt case, two weeks before and two weeks after laying eggs, and every 12 weeks.
The samples consist of each flock:
-one pot of 60 different fresh cecal, each weighing at least 1 g, Randomly selected at least five points from the building in which the birds are held;
-and a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed Of sterile and humid fluid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum number of surfaces within the building in which the birds are held and placed in the container of watertight and sterile.
The removal of manure may Be replaced with a rubbing cloth on the grates, perches, droppings or a pair of socks, consisting of sterile, sterile, wet and wet jersey at the time of use, socks for at least 3 Minutes to cover the maximum ground surface to which the animals have access to the interior of the building and placed in a single container of watertight and sterile origin, with all the material removed from the fabric. In battery cages, the jar of droppings may be replaced by two cloths consisting of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile, wet liquid at the time of The use, rubbing on the maximum of surfaces of the treadmills and replaced in a single container of watertight and sterile origin or, when these mats are not accessible, rubbed on a minimum of 20 caged funds per row.
II. -As from 1 June 2007, an additional levy is made from 60 weeks of age and no later than 9 weeks before the reform, in standard production, or 5 weeks before the reform, in alternative production. Non-compliance with this provision results in the termination of the health charter for the following herd.
The samples consist of each flock and per 30 000 jumpers put in place:
-two ciphers Consisting of a piece of non-woven material of a total surface area of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and humid liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces located inside the building In which the birds are held and placed in the containers of watertight and sterile origin.
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ANALYSES AND LABORATORIES LOAD DIAGNOSTIC
OF SALMONAL INFECTIONS
Chapter Ier
Analytics
1. Transfer and supporting documentation for samples
I.-The owner and the health veterinarian each ensure that the samples reach the laboratory within 48 working hours Following their collection. The samples taken to the laboratory beyond this period are analysed. In this case, the laboratory shall immediately notify the departmental management of the veterinary services of the place of
. -A document specifying the identification of the breeding and the building or enclosure in which the flock having been the subject of the samples is held, the place and nature of the collection, the sector, the stage of production and the method of rearing (biological, In the open air, in the ground or in cages) concerned, the age of the animals at the date of collection, the identity of the person who carried out the collection and the name of the veterinary surgeon responsible for its realization must accompany each levy transmitted For laboratory analysis.
2. Analysis method
I.-The samples provided for in point 1.1.1 of Annex I to this Decree shall be subjected to the analysis in the form of a composite sample. The socks and rag pairs provided for in point 1.1.2 of Annex I to this Order shall constitute five separate samples for the purposes of the analysis. The samples referred to in point 1.2.1 of Annex I to this Order shall be submitted for analysis in the form of two composite samples. The samples referred to in paragraph 1.2.2. Of Annex I to this Order shall be submitted for analysis in the form of two composite samples. The pairs of socks provided for in point 1.2.3 of Annex I to this Order shall be subjected to the analysis in the form of two separate samples. The two samples of 150 g of fiits provided for in point 1.2.3 of Annex I to this Order constitute two separate samples for the purposes of the analysis. The two composite samples of fresh manure provided for in point 1.2.3 of Annex I to this Order shall be submitted to the analysis in the form of two separate samples. The two pairs of socks provided for in point 1.2.3, II, of Annex I to this Order shall be analysed in the form of two separate samples. The two fihold ciphers provided for in point 1.2.3, II, of Annex I to this Order shall be analysed in the form of two separate samples. The socks and rag pairs provided for in point 2.1.2 of Annex I to this Order shall be submitted separately to the analysis. The two ciphers provided for in point 2.2, I, of Annex I to this Order, replacing the drawdown, constitute a single sample for the purposes of the analysis.
The 5 pairs of socks provided for in point 1.1 of Annex III to the present Are subject to analysis in the form of five separate samples. The two samples of 150 g of fiits provided for in point 1.1 of Annex III to this Order shall constitute two separate samples for the purposes of the analysis. The two composite samples of fresh manure provided for in point 1.1 of Annex III to this Order shall be submitted to the analysis in the form of two separate samples. The 5 ciphmen provided for in 2.1, I, of Annex III to this Order shall be subjected to analysis in five separate
. -Research of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica in the levies referred to in Chapter VII of this Decree shall be carried out in accordance with the reference texts corresponding to the NF U 47 100 standard for the application of the COFRAC Accreditation Programme No. 116. Isolated strains of these specimens should be fully serotyped. When the accredited laboratory is unable to provide this complete serotyping because it is not a serovar listed in Annex C of NF U 47 100, it does so by the national reference
. -The search for Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Salmonella Virchow in the samples provided for in points 1.1, 1.2 and 2.1.1 of Annex I to this Order other than those to which it is made Reference to Chapter VII of this Order, the search for Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium in the samples provided for in 2.1.2 of Schedule I to this Order, and the search for Salmonella Enteritidis in the samples provided for in the Point 2.2, I, of Annex I to this Order, other than those referred to in Chapter VII of this Order, shall be made according to the reference texts corresponding to the standard NF U 47 100 or to the standard NF U 47 101 for The application of the COFRAC accreditation program 116, depending on the type of sampling carried out.
IV. -The samples referred to in point 2.2, II, of Annex I to this Decree shall be searched for Salmonella Typhimurium according to the reference texts corresponding to the standard NF U 47 100 for the application of the accreditation programme N ° 116 of the COFRAC, depending on the type of sampling carried out.
Chapter II
Laboratories
I.-Without prejudice to other provisions relating to authorised laboratories, laboratories responsible for the Diagnosis of salmonella infections from official analyses, as defined in Article R. 200-1 of the Rural Code, are approved in accordance with the following specific authorisation criteria:
1. The laboratory is accredited under the COFRAC programme 116;
2. The production of salmonella research analyses must be carried out according to the reference texts corresponding to the standard NF U 47 100 or to the standard NF U 47 101 for The application of the COFRAC accreditation program 116, depending on the type of sampling carried out;
3. The laboratory has the capacity for routine serotyping of the most frequently isolated serovars in the environment of animal production lines listed in Annex C of NF U 47 100;
4. Samples must be processed on the day of their arrival in the laboratory, or be refrigerated until their analysis, which must be carried out to the maximum of the working day following the day of receipt. The maximum time between the pickup date and the start date of the analysis is 4 days, except in cases of force majeure. In the event of an alert or emergency, the laboratory is organized to not extend the deadline for rendering results;
5. The head of the laboratory shall be obliged to inform, as soon as possible, the departmental director of the veterinary services of the department where the hatchery or animal husbandry has been carried out in respect of any positive result of the Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow for breeding poultry, Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium for future laying hens, Salmonella Enteritidis for egg laying eggs and Salmonella Typhimurium for sampling after 60 weeks for egg laying eggs, specifying the information listed in Chapter I, Annex II, Point 1, II, of this Order;
6. The Laboratory Manager is required to transmit all Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow research results for breeding poultry as they occur. Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium for future laying hens, Salmonella Enteritidis for egg laying eggs, and Salmonella Typhimurium for collection after 60 weeks for laying eggs Of consumption eggs, by specifying the information listed in Annex II, Chapter I, point 1, II, of this Order, in computerised form to the information system of the Ministry responsible for agriculture, where such a system is operational, And during the transitional period, to the departmental director of veterinary services of the department where the collection was carried out, in the form and with the frequency requested by it.
II. -Laboratories responsible for the diagnosis of salmonella infections from self-monitoring analyses, as defined in Article R. 200-1 of the Rural Code, are required to comply with the following requirements:
1. The production of salmonella research analyses must be carried out according to the reference texts corresponding to NF U 47 100 or NF U 47 101, depending on the type of sampling carried out;
2. Is obliged to inform the departmental director of veterinary services in the département where the hatchery or the breeding has been carried out, as soon as possible, of any positive results in the search for Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow for breeding poultry, Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium for future laying hens, Salmonella Enteritidis For egg laying eggs and Salmonella Typhimurium for sampling after 60 weeks for egg laying eggs, specifying the identity of the rearing and building or enclosure in which the flock is held Having been the subject of the levy, the place and nature of the levy, the sector and stage of production concerned and the age of the animals at the date of collection.
As from 1 July 2008, the laboratories responsible for the analysis of self-inspections Shall be recognized in accordance with R. 202-22 et seq. Of the Rural Code.
The owners of the herds shall ensure that they comply with the above provisions relating to the analysis of self-control.
A N N E X E I I I
CONFIRMATION OF INFECTIONS TO S. ENTERITIDIS, S. HADAR, S. INFANTIS, S. TYPHIMURIUM OR S. VIRCHOW IN THE TROUPEALS OF THE GALLUS GALLUS GALLUS GALLUS IN FLIGHT OF CONSUMPTION OEUFS, EEPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND REALIZATION OF STRENGTHENED MONITORING
The samples taken in connection with epidemiological investigations and supplementary or reinforced controls are at least the same as those described below and Designated as confirmation samples.
1. Reproductive skin
1.1. Confirmation samples are made for each flock to be checked:
-five pairs of socks, consisting of sterile, sterile, wet and wet liquid jersey at the time of use, each for at least 3 minutes on the total length of the building to cover the maximum surface area to which the animals have access to the interior of the building and placed in the container of watertight and sterile origin, with the complete adherent material Tissue;
-when the breeding poultry flock is caged, two 150 g samples of fecal matter collected on the ejection mats, scrapers, or in pits, depending on the type of building. When the building has several batteries, the samples contain droppings from each of the batteries;
-two composite samples of fresh fireds each weighing at least 1 g, taken at random from different Points of the building in which the birds are held. The number of different points in which to take a fresh sample is shown in the following table:
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-and a cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material, of a total surface of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces located at The interior of the building in which the birds are held, and placed in the container of watertight and sterile. The number of ciphers can be increased depending on the building's hosting capacity.
When the result of the analysis that led to the suspicion of infection corresponds to a sampling taken in a hatch, these samples are Completed with a removal of 60 unhatched, unhatched eggs from each flock to be monitored.
1.2. In the case of a negative result of the analyses carried out on these samples, a second series of samples consisting of the organs of 60 subjects for analysis of the livers, ovaries and caecies grouped by five or of the samples shall be carried out Referred to in point 1.1 of this Annex.
The Departmental Director of Veterinary Services may request the research of inhibitors by a technique recommended by the national reference laboratory for the research of antibiotics on the Minus 5 randomly selected subjects in the herd.
2. Annuity disorders
2.1. I.-The confirmatory samples shall consist of each flock to be checked:
-of a pot of 60 different fresh cecal, each weighing at least 1 g, taken at random in at least five different points of the building in That the birds are held;
-and five cloth consisting of a piece of non-woven material, of a total surface of at least 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and humid liquid at the time of use, rubbed on The maximum number of surfaces within the building in which the birds are held, and placed in the container of watertight and sterile origin.
The removal of the manure may be replaced by two rag-sheets, dragged on the bedding And a pair of socks worn on the total length of the building for at least three minutes.
In battery cages, the bond pot may be replaced with a cloth consisting of a piece of material from the Non-woven type, of a total surface area of not less than 900 square centimetres, imbibed of sterile and wet liquid at the time of use, rubbed on the maximum of surfaces of the carpets of firecards and placed in the container of watertight and sterile or, When such mats are not accessible, rubbed on a minimum of 20 cage funds per row.
II. -In egg-laying hens, an additional 3 dozen eggs are collected to highlight surface contamination of eggs by Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium A method set by the Minister responsible for agriculture. These samples are 6 composite samples of 6 eggs each for analysis.
2.2. In the case of a negative result of the analyses carried out on such levies, a new set of samples shall be taken:
-or the levies provided for in point 2.1 of this Annex;
-organs of 60 Subjects for analysis of livers, ovaries and cececa grouped by five.
The departmental director of veterinary services may request the research of inhibitors by a technique recommended by the national reference laboratory for research Antibiotics on at least 5 random subjects in the herd.
Done at Paris, March 15, 2007.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries,
For the Minister and delegation:
The Director General,
J.-M. Bournigal
The Minister of the Economy,
Finance and Industry,
For the Minister and by delegation:
By preventing the budget director:
The Deputy Director,
L. Garnier
