S.L. 437.57 Art. 11Safeguard measures. Cap. 437. the agents of of the the or region, in (e) (f) (g) I. A breeding single holding II. The owner his own either in an competent respected. A. 1. 2. taken in the on the of birds up to

The safeguard measures provided for in any European Community law and in articles 15(5) and 16(3) of the Veterinary

Services Act, concerning veterinary checks to be carried out in trade with Member States or third countries shall apply for the purposes of these rules. SCHEDULE I

LIST OF THE ZOONOSES COVERED BY RULE 4 I. - Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis - Brucellosis and the agents thereof

- Salmonellosis and the agents thereof - Trichinosis. II. - Campylobacteriosis

- Echinococcosis - Listeriosis - Rabies

- Toxoplasmosis - Yersiniosis - Other zoonoses and the agents thereof.

III. Any other zoonosis not found in the European Community and that zoonosis.

SCHEDULE II CRITERIA FOR DRAWING UP PLANS FOR MONITORING SALMONELLA IN FOWL FLOCKS I. The plans must indicate: - the number and type of samples to be taken, - the number and type of official samples to be taken, - the methods of sampling, - the methods of examination of the samples and identification zoonotic agents. II. The plans must take into account the following criteria for establishing sampling procedures:

(a) factors likely to encourage the spread of one or more zoonoses;

(b) previous history of the zoonosis in question in a country domestic animals or wildlife;

(c) the animal population concerned as regards: - total size of population, - homogenity of the population group, - age of animals, - animal production;

(d) the environment of the farms as regards: - regional differences, - density of flocks, - relations with urban areas, - relations with areas populated by wildlife; farm production systems including: - intensive farming units, - extensive farming units, - husbandry systems, in particular feeding regimes and animal health care measures; problems likely to arise in the light of known precedents and other information; the required degree of protection according to the nature and gravity of the zoonosis in question.

SCHEDULE III

INSPECTION FOR SALMONELLA Section I MONITORING AND CONTROL - PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA IN BREEDING FLOCKS Breeding flocks flock comprises at least 250 birds (Gallus gallus), kept or reared on a for the production of hatching eggs.

Monitoring for salmonella in breeding flocks or the person responsible for hatcheries or for a breeding flock must, at expense, have samples taken for analysis for the detection of salmonella approved national laboratory or in a laboratory recognized by the authority, with the minimum levels of sampling indicated below being

Rearing flocks Samples must be taken from birds being reared for breeding purposes at least when the chicks are one day old, when the birds are four weeks old and two weeks prior to pullets entering the laying phase. The samples to be taken must comprise:

(a) in the case of day-old chicks, samples from the internal linings of the boxes in which the chicks were delivered to a holding and from the carcases of chicks found to be dead on arrival; and

(b) in the case of pullets at four weeks of age or two weeks prior to entering the laying phase, pooled faeces samples made up of separate samples of fresh faeces each weighing not less than 1 g taken at random from a number of sites in the building in which the birds are kept, or, where the birds have free access to more than one building on a particular holding, from each group of buildings on the holding in which the birds are kept;

(c) the number of sites from which separate faeces samples are to be taken in order to make a pooled sample shall be as follows: Number of faeces samples to be Number of birds kept in building or group of buildings a building holding 1 - 24 (number equal to the number a maximum of 20) 25 - 29 20 30 - 39 25 40 - 49 30 50 - 59 35 60 - 89 40 90 - 199 50 200 - 499 55 500 or more 60

B. Adult breeding flocks