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2022 Zoonoses Animal & Feed Report

21 December, 2023

Zoonoses in animals

Brucella in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Alpaca 2 0 0
Bovine 1216 0 0
Equine 1 0 0
Monkey 1 0 0
Ovine 5 0 0
Red panda 1 0 0

Campylobacter in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Alpacas lamas 1 0 0.0
Calves under 1 year 1703 95 5.6
Capuchins 1 0 0.0
Corsac fox 3 0 0.0
Dairy cows 25 1 4.0
Dogs 13 0 0.0
Equine 5 0 0.0
Ferret 1 0 0.0
Goats 10 0 0.0
Meerkats 3 0 0.0
Otters 1 0 0.0
Pigs 33 0 0.0
Racoon 2 0 0.0
Sheep 575 29 5.0

Coxiella in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Bovine 521 15 2.9
Calves 120 4 3.3
Cervine 1 0 0.0
Dairy cows 8 0 0.0
Equine 1 0 0.0
Exotic 1 0 0.0
Goats 3 0 0.0
Sheep 183 2 1.1

Listeria monocytogenes in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Broiler breeder 73 3 4.1
Cattle 3327 27 0.8
Goats 48 2 4.2
Sheep 1606 9 0.6

Mycobacterium in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Alpaca 12 10 83.3
Badgers 869 395 45.5
Birds 5 1 20.0
Coatimundi 3 2 66.7
Deer 60 25 41.7
Dog 1 0 0.0
Goats 2 0 0.0
Lion-tailed macaque 1 0 0.0
Pigs 14 2 14.3

Salmonella in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Census Industry Broiler breeder flocks 139 1 0.7
Broilers before slaughter 3295 13 0.4
Laying hens 465 0 0.0
Turkey breeders 4 0 0.0
Turkey fatteners 455 14 3.1
Official Broiler breeder flocks 139 0 0.0
Laying hens 346 1 0.3
Turkey breeders 4 0 0.0
Official and industry Broiler breeder flocks 139 1 0.7
Broilers before slaughter 3295 13 0.4
Laying hens 465 1 0.2
Turkey breeders 4 0 0.0
Turkey fatteners 455 18 4.0
Objective Official Broilers before slaughter 99 1 1.0
Turkey fatteners 22 4 18.2
Objective sampling Aborted calves 1257 60 4.8
Adult cattle over 2 years 242 0 0.0
Badgers 1 0 0.0
Broiler 27 0 0.0
Calves under 1 year 1238 8 0.6
Cats 1 0 0.0
Cervine 3 0 0.0
Dogs 2 0 0.0
Ducks 8 0 0.0
Equine 7 1 14.3
Exotic(unspecified) 7 1 14.3
Goats 36 0 0.0
Goose 1 0 0.0
Mute swan 1 0 0.0
Partridges 1 0 0.0
Pheasants 2 0 0.0
Pigs 367 28 7.6
Sheep 1328 14 1.1

 

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Toxoplasma in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Bovine 5 0 0.0
3 0 0.0
Exotic(unspecified) 3 1 33.3
4 1 25.0
Suspect sampling Goats 4 1 25.0
5 1 20.0
Sheep 318 72 22.6
149 72 48.3

Trichinella in animals

Animal Tested Positive % Positive
Breeding pigs 100 0 0
Breeding pigs - boars 697 0 0
Breeding pigs - sows 90392 0 0
Fattening pigs 3545265 0 0
Horses 1606 0 0

Yersinia in animals

Sampling Strategy Sample Stage Animal Total no. of animals tested Samples Positive % Positive
Objective sampling Official Adult cattle over 2 years 1144 3 0.3
758 3 0.4
461 3 0.7
8 3 37.5
814 3 0.4
142 3 2.1
Backyard hen 4 0 0.0
1 0 0.0
23 0 0.0
Barn owl wild 1 0 0.0
Bird domestic rooster 4 0 0.0
1 0 0.0
Broiler 1 0 0.0
10 0 0.0
38 0 0.0
Broiler breeder 4 0 0.0
20 0 0.0
49 0 0.0
Cats pet 2 0 0.0
Dogs pet 5 0 0.0
Duck unsp 9 0 0.0
Goats 8 0 0.0
16 0 0.0
1 0 0.0
11 0 0.0
7 0 0.0
5 0 0.0
Goose 2 0 0.0
5 0 0.0
Gyr falcon wild 5 0 0.0
Hen 14 0 0.0
10 0 0.0
26 0 0.0
1 0 0.0
Kittiwake wild 1 0 0.0
10 0 0.0
Layer breeder 7 0 0.0
Mallard wild 1 0 0.0
Partridge wild 1 0 0.0
Pheasants wild 3 0 0.0
6 0 0.0
Pigeon wild 1 0 0.0
Pigs fattenings 18 0 0.0
200 0 0.0
2 0 0.0
97 0 0.0
10 0 0.0
Sheep 162 0 0.0
235 0 0.0
4 0 0.0
753 0 0.0
66 0 0.0
382 0 0.0
Swan wild 1 0 0.0
Table egg layer 8 0 0.0
14 0 0.0
31 0 0.0
Turkey 3 0 0.0
11 0 0.0
Turkey fattening 4 0 0.0
White-tailed eagle wild 1 0 0.0

 

Zoonoses in feedstuffs

Salmonella in animal feed materials

Type of feed material Tested Positive % Positive
Feed-other seeds and fruits, at feed mill, surveillance 1 0 0.0
Feed - other plants - at feed mill 10 0 0.0
Feed material for land animals 86 0 0.0
Feed material of cereal grain origin 107 1 0.9
Feed material of land animal origin 5 0 0.0
Feed material of marine animal origin 8 0 0.0
Feed material of oil seed or fruit origin 70 1 1.4
Other feed material 10 0 0.0
Pet food - final product 1 0 0.0