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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 title
Ordinance 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