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This year the trend represented by larger number of beef samples during calving season
is unchanged (blue line), while the same situation as previus years occurs with dairy cattle,
which maintains constant numbers over the year (orange line).
Same as previus years, the dead category (blue line) represents the largest amount of submissions to the CABSESP, followed by non-ambulatory (purple line) and diseased (orange line).
2007 Surveillance
Total BSE Testing in Alberta Per Animal Type for the Period 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2007
| Month | Beef | Dairy | Unspecified | Total |
| January | 2,443 | 455 | 2 | 2,900 |
| February | 2,129 | 378 | 0 | 2,507 |
| March | 2,883 | 430 | 0 | 3,313 |
| April | 3,339 | 370 | 0 | 3,709 |
| May | 2,727 | 385 | 1 | 3,113 |
| June | 1,492 | 318 | 2 | 1,812 |
| July | 714 | 359 | 0 | 1,073 |
| August | 761 | 388 | 1 | 1,150 |
| September | 636 | 367 | 7 | 1,010 |
| October | 1,023 | 379 | 1 | 1,403 |
| November | 1,951 | 384 | 0 | 2,335 |
| December | 2,019 | 302 | 0 | 2,321 |
| TOTAL | 22,117 | 4,515 | 14 | 26,646 |
*Includes data from CFIA and AF labs
Total Samples By Animal Type By Month
Beef cattle (blue line) represent the largest number of sample submissions to the CABSESP. The peak observed is associated with calving season and mirrors the sampling distribution observed over time in the program. This trend is not observed in dairy cattle (orange line) due to its particular management conditions. Totals do not include pending or unfit samples. Totals displayed reflect both negative and positive samples tested at the CFIA Lethbridge Laboratory and at the AF laboratory in Edmonton.
Total Samples Tested in Alberta by Target Animal Category for the Period 01/01/2007 - 12/31/2007*
| Month | Dead | Diseased | Distressed | Neurological | Unspecified | Non-amb. | Total |
| January | 1421 | 726 | 79 | 51 | 0 | 623 | 2900 |
| February | 1263 | 498 | 53 | 31 | 0 | 662 | 2507 |
| March | 1,884 | 522 | 60 | 37 | 2 | 808 | 3313 |
| April | 2,217 | 459 | 75 | 33 | 1 | 924 | 3709 |
| May | 1,719 | 510 | 65 | 43 | 0 | 776 | 3113 |
| June | 899 | 381 | 52 | 34 | 0 | 446 | 1812 |
| July | 503 | 234 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 286 | 1073 |
| August | 499 | 267 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 326 | 1150 |
| September | 422 | 235 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 300 | 1010 |
| October | 543 | 416 | 33 | 51 | 5 | 355 | 1403 |
| November | 792 | 913 | 72 | 66 | 3 | 489 | 2335 |
| December | 880 | 844 | 45 | 56 | 1 | 495 | 2321 |
| TOTAL | 13042 | 6005 | 628 | 462 | | 6,490 | 26646 |
* This report includes samples tested at the CFIA Lethbridge Laboratory and at the AAF Edmonton laboratory
Total Samples by Target by Month
The dead category (blue line) represents the largest amount of submissions to the CABSESP, followed by non-ambulatory (purple line) and diseased (orange line). The peak observed in the first two categories during this period is most likely influenced by calving season. Totals do not include pending or unfit samples. Totals displayed reflect both negative and positive samples tested at the CFIA Lethbridge Laboratory and at the AF laboratory in Edmonton.
Total Samples Tested for BSE in Alberta - 2007*
| Month | AF | CFIA | Total Negative | Total positive | Cumulative total |
| January | 1855 | 1045 | 2900 | 0 | 2900 |
| February | 1592 | 915 | 2507 | 0 | 5407 |
| March | 2213 | 1099 | 3312 | 1 | 8720 |
| April | 2425 | 1284 | 3709 | 0 | 12429 |
| May | 2123 | 990 | 3113 | 0 | 15542 |
| June | 1160 | 652 | 1812 | 0 | 17354 |
| July | 610 | 463 | 1073 | 0 | 18427 |
| August | 664 | 486 | 1150 | 0 | 19577 |
| September | 567 | 443 | 1010 | 0 | 20587 |
| October | 749 | 654 | 1403 | 0 | 21990 |
| November | 1305 | 1030 | 2335 | 0 | 24325 |
| December | 1375 | 945 | 2320 | 1 | 26646 |
* This data represent only those samples that have been validated
AF = Alberta Agriculture and Food
CFIA = Canadian Food Inspection Agency
2006 Surveillance
Number of Samples Tested for BSE in Alberta in 2006
WEEK | AAFRD Lab (Edmonton) | CFIA Lab (Lethbridge) | TOTAL BSE Negative | TOTAL BSE Positive |
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| December 24 - December 30 | 182 | 164 | 346 | 0 |
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| Cumulative Total for 2006 | 16,248 | 10,206 | 26,451 | 3 |
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Table will be updated each Tuesday and will show BSE tests completed from the previous Sunday to Saturday.
Only cases that are confirmed positive will be reported.
2005 Surveillance
Number of Samples Tested for BSE in Alberta in 2005
WEEK | AAFRD Lab (Edmonton) | CFIA Lab (Lethbridge) | TOTAL BSE Negative | TOTAL BSE Positive |
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| December 25 - 31 | 211 | 134 | 345 | 0 |
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| Cumulative Total for 2005 | 18,556 | 11,980 | 30,536 | 1 |
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| | | Target for 2005 = 10,425 | |
Table will be updated each Tuesday and will show BSE tests completed from the previous Sunday to Saturday.
Only cases that are confirmed positive will be reported.
2004 Surveillance
Number of Samples Tested for BSE in Alberta in 2004
*AAFRD totals include 484 samples tested prior to the implementation of the Canada-Alberta BSE Surveillance Program on September 10, 2004. Also included are 31
animals received and tested between July 1-September 9, 2004 that have been determined to qualify for the CABSESP.
**Cumulative totals from CFIA-Lethbridge are estimated
*Cumulative totals do not include CFIA totals prior to Week 43 |
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