date:Sep 27, 2013
re provided on the basis of data related to 2011. It is concluded that from a cattle BSE epidemiological point of view Norway and EU25 can be considered as a unique epidemiological unit. Moreover, based on C-TSEMM estimates, when EU25 and Norway are considered as a unique epidemiological unit, and the systematic testing of at-risk animals above 48 months of age is maintained, healthy slaughtered animals would not need to be tested in order to meet a yearly design prevalence of 1 detectable case