Presi, Patrick; Stark, Katharina D. C.; Knopf, Lea; Breidenbach, Eric; Sanaa, Moez; Frey, Joachim; Regula, Gertraud (2008). Efficiency of risk-based vs . random sampling for the monitoring of tetracycline residues in slaughtered calves in Switzerland. Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment, 25(5), pp. 566-73. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02652030701660544
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)In all European Union countries, chemical residues are required to be routinely monitored in meat. Good farming and veterinary practice can prevent the contamination of meat with pharmaceutical substances, resulting in a low detection of drug residues through random sampling. An alternative approach is to target-monitor farms suspected of treating their animals with antimicrobials. The objective of this project was to assess, using a stochastic model, the efficiency of these two sampling strategies. The model integrated data on Swiss livestock as well as expert opinion and results from studies conducted in Switzerland. Risk-based sampling showed an increase in detection efficiency of up to 100% depending on the prevalence of contaminated herds. Sensitivity analysis of this model showed the importance of the accuracy of prior assumptions for conducting risk-based sampling. The resources gained by changing from random to risk-based sampling should be transferred to improving the quality of prior information.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Presi, Patrick, Frey, Joachim, Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud Irene |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
1944-0057 |
Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Gertraud Irene Regula |
Date Deposited: |
02 May 2014 17:18 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:24 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1080/02652030701660544 |
PubMed ID: |
18473211 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/40693 |
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