Échantillonnage ESB

On May 20th, 2003, a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as "mad cow disease", was confirmed in an animal born and raised in Canada. On January 9th, 2004, the Government of Canada announced that it would increase BSE surveillance as part of the national strategy on this file. The CFIA is committed to promoting the collection of sufficient samples to meet the objectives of the National BSE Surveillance Program.To be eligible for the CFIA's BSE surveillance program, the Contractor must, among other things, identify and track (record keeping) the carcasses selected for sampling. It must also provide and maintain suitable sampling facilities for the CFIA to collect the appropriate samples on-site, as well as provide storage and containment services for carcasses pending the results of screening tests. BSE.For the sole purpose of this Annex A, "carcass" means any carcass of a bovine 30 months of age or over, the age of which has been confirmed by the CFIA, corresponding to the objectives and requirements of the National Safety Program. BSE surveillance.