§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases of salmonellosis have been recorded in farm animals categorised by
Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 (provisional) Cattle and cCalves 940 1,465 1,899 2,052 1,575 Sheep 106 106 188 211 227 Pigs 261 346 360 353 347 Fowl 1,447 1,295 744 841 950 Turkeys 441 327 401 277 222 Ducks and geese 453 357 133 102 86 An "incident" refers to an isolation or isolations of salmonella from either an individual animal or from one or more animals in a group on one or more occasions.
The Department has a major research programme aimed at developing measures for the control and prevention of salmonella in livestock. In consultation with the industry, the Government has issued codes of good practice which offer advice on preventing the introduction and spread of salmonella in animal feedingstuffs and poultry flocks. Further codes are in preparation.