Article 16 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires slaughterhouse operators to carry out regular checks to ensure that animals do not present any sign of consciousness following stunning. The Co ...
In applied sciences in general, and in particular when dealing with animal health and welfare assessments, one is often confronted with the collection of correlated data (not independent data). This generic term embraces a multitude of data structures, su ...
No abstract available Keywords: Tuberculosis, Freedom from disease, Hypergeometric, Herd sensitivity, Area sensitivity doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2013.EN-450 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2013-00008 Adopted: 26 June 2013 Contact: sas@efsa.europa.eu On request fr ...
No abstract available Keywords: Pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, pest freedom, risk based sampling, detection method, sample size doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2012.EN-385 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2012-00984 Adopted: 19 December 2012 Contact: SA ...
No abstract available Keywords: Freedom from disease, Risk Based, Survey, Surveillance, Standard Sample Description data model doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2012.EN-366 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2012-00746 Adopted: 30 November 2012 Contact: SAS@efsa.europa.eu O ...
No abstract available Keywords: Absence of infection, data collection, freedom from disease, reporting, risk-based, surveillance, wildlife doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2973 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2012-00640 Journal Number: EFSA Journal 2012;10(11):2973 A ...
This scientific report provides an overall assessment of the impact of the infection on animal health, animal production and animal welfare of the provisionally named “Schmallenberg” virus (SBV) first detected in Germany. In Europe, 3745 holdings have bee ...
A quantitative approach to estimate the likelihood of introduction of an infectious disease agent into a disease-free country through the movement of animals is essential to assess the risk of introduction of such disease agent. This approach was used to ...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a viral disease primarily of cloven-hoofed animals that can profoundly affect animal husbandry by evolving into severe epidemics that reduce the productivity of susceptible livestock.. Hunting activities are considered valu ...
No abstract available Keywords: Guidance, scientific peer-reviewed literature, pesticide active substances, dossier doi: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2011.EN-125 Question Number: EFSA-Q-2010-00964 Adopted: 24 February 2011 Contact: AMU@efsa.europa.eu On request f ...