Pig Salmonella Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2007 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 10, 23 March 2007, pp. 322-325. Long titleOrdinance on reduction of spread of salmonella in pigs to be slaughtered. Subject Livestock Keyword Swine Pests/diseases Vaccination Registration Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Animal health Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to protect pigs from contracting salmonella. The Ordinance contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as "animal farm", "diseased animal",”veterinary”, “sampling” etc. The text deals with the following matters: examination of animals, keeping of registers, classification, special measures, vaccination, duty to notify, violations and transitional provisions. The Ordinance consists of 11 articles and 2 Annexes dealing respectively with sampling and assessment of results. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de