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Table 1, Results from Regulatory Testing of Beef AMR (Random Verification Testing)

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Table 1, Results from Regulatory Testing of Beef AMR (Random Verification Testing)
Calendar Year Number of Establishments Tested Number Samples Analyzed For CNS Percentage of Samples Positive For CNS Number of Samples Analyzed For DRG Percentage of Samples Positives For DRG
2003 (a) 31 342 (b) 6.7% (b) 579 (c) 10.9% (c)
2004 19 218 4.1% 218 (d) 2.3%
2005 15 129 3.1% 129 0.8%

a The regulatory testing program for CNS was initiated on March 3, 2003.
b These results include two positives from inspector generated samples collected before the start of the comprehensive regulatory program.
c The DRG results for 2003 are based on a mixture of random verification samples and follow-up samples. There were a total of 843 regulatory samples for 2003, which included the 342 random verification samples identified the Table.
d The regulatory testing program for DRG was initiated on January 12, 2004.


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