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QS – Report 2012
Outlook 2013
Salmonella monitoring
A comprehensive programme for the monitoring of salmonella
contamination in pig production businesses was set up in the
QS scheme on 1 April 2003. Today, almost 25,000 businesses
participate in salmonella monitoring. A total of 1.7 million
samples were examined for salmonella antibodies in 2012.
After the number of Category III businesses with a high risk of
salmonella import had continuously decreased since 2003, a
sharp increase in the number of “risk businesses” has been
recorded in recent months. The QS committees are currently
discussing the causes and possible countermeasures.
Development of the share of category-III businesses in salmonella monitoring
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
4.62%
3.65%
4.65%
5.80%
4.99% 4.78%
4.52%
4.74%
4.65%
3.75%
2.85%
2.95%
3.01%
3.10%
3.00%
4.20%
5.30%
6.30%
3.91%
Purchase prices
for compound feed