Download Hatching eggs from chickens (Gallus gallus) from the European Union, Canada, the United States of America, and Australia - Final import risk analysis (January 2009)

This risk analysis considers the biosecurity risks associated with the importation of hatching eggs of chickens (Gallus gallus) from the European Union, Canada, the United States of America, and Australia.
From a preliminary hazard list of organisms, those that were identified as hazards in the commodity were subjected to individual risk assessments. As a result of the individual risk assessments, it was concluded that the risk in the commodity was non-negligible for avian influenza viruses, type 1 avian paramyxoviruses, Salmonella Gallinarum-Pullorum, Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, Salmonella Enteritidis and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale.
Risk management options discussed in this document include:
1. Breeding establishments could be either free from avian influenza for at least 21 days prior to the collection of the eggs, or the parent flock could be tested for group A influenza viruses with negative results.
2. Breeding establishments could have routine surveillance for avian paramyxovirus-1, and be free from avian paramyxovirus-1 for at least 21 days prior to the collection of the eggs.
3. Breeding establishments could be free from fowl typhoid, pullorum disease, Salmonella Enteritidis and have no evidence of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104.
4. Flocks could be free from Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale on the basis of testing a sample of laying birds.
5. Eggs could be hatched and chickens be held in quarantine in an approved avian transitional facility until required tests for avian influenza viruses and avian paramyxovirus-1 are completed with negative results and a biosecurity clearance given.