PART IIDISEASE NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING, SURVEILLANCE, ERADICATION PROGRAMMES, DISEASE–FREE STATUS

CHAPTER 2 Surveillance

Article 24Operators' surveillance obligation

For the purpose of detecting the presence of listed diseases and emerging diseases, operators shall:

  1. (a)

    observe the health and behaviour of animals under their responsibility;

  2. (b)

    observe any changes in the normal production parameters in the establishments, animals or germinal products under their responsibility that may give rise to a suspicion of being caused by a listed disease or emerging disease;

  3. (c)

    look for abnormal mortalities and other signs of serious disease in animals under their responsibility.