Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a survey on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in herds of breeding pigs to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document number C(2007) 6579) (2008/55/EC)

1. Overall description on the implementation of the Salmonella and MRSA surveys

A report in text format shall include at least:

(a)

Member State;

(b)

a description of the population of holdings with breeder pigs:

1.

breeding holdings:

(i)

total number of breeder holdings;

(ii)

total number of nucleus holdings;

(iii)

total number of multiplier holdings;

(iv)

number of breeder holdings planned to be sampled, and number of breeder holdings actually sampled; number of holdings planned for sampling but not sampled and the reason therefore;

(v)

comments on the overall representativeness of the breeding holdings sampling programme;

2.

production holdings:

(i)

total number of production holdings;

(ii)

total number of farrow to weaner/grower holdings;

(iii)

total number of farrow to finish holdings;

(iv)

number of production holdings planned to be sampled, and number of production holdings actually sampled; number of holdings planned for sampling but not sampled and the reason therefore;

(v)

possible comment on overall representativeness of the production holdings sampling programme;

(c)

number of samples from the Salmonella survey obtained and analysed:

(i)

from breeding holding;

(ii)

from production holdings;

(iii)

from holdings sampled for within-holding prevalence study;

(d)

overall results from the Salmonella survey:

(i)

prevalence of breeding holdings and of production holdings infected with Salmonella, and serovars of Salmonella;

(ii)

outcome of within-holding prevalence study;

(e)

list of laboratories responsible in the Salmonella survey for:

(i)

detection;

(ii)

serotyping;

(iii)

phage typing (if carried out).

(f)

number of samples from the MRSA survey obtained and analysed:

(i)

from breeding holding;

(ii)

from production holdings;

(g)

overall results from the MRSA survey: prevalence of breeding holdings and of production holdings infected with MRSA, based on detection and confirmation by PCR;

(h)

list of laboratories responsible in the MRSA survey for:

(i)

detection;

(ii)

PCR;

(iii)

Spa typing;

(iv)

MLST typing.