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Boiler--Salmlonella Enteritidis Monitored Program

Broiler -- Salmonella Enteritidis Monitored Program Theresia Lavergne, Ph.D., P.A.S., Associate Professor – Poultry
Over the past few months the news has been filled with information on the Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) recall of table eggs. While only less than one percent of the table eggs produced in the U.S. were involved in the recall, consumers and importers of U.S. poultry products have been concerned about their safety. Even though this recall was very limited and the broiler industry was not in the recall, Russia (one of the biggest importers of U.S. chicken) had to be assured that the U.S. broiler industry was not involved.
The broiler industry is taking a “proactive” approach for future food safety concerns. At the 40th Biennial Conference of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), in September, the delegates adopted a U.S. Salmonella Enteritidis Monitored Program. The program will monitor SE in multiplier meat-type breeder chickens to determine the occurrence of SE in the parent breeding flocks. The information obtained in the monitoring program will be used to determine what actions, if any, need to be taken in regards to SE in the broiler industry.
The lead developer of this program is the US Poultry & Egg Association, and the cooperators are the American Association of Avian Pathologists, the National Chicken Council, and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council.