Division 1 Origin of isolates

F1The appropriate authority must collect representative isolates for monitoring AMR from at least each of the following animal populations and food categories:

1. (a)

   Salmonella spp. isolates from:

   1. (i)

      each population of laying hens, broilers and fattening turkeys sampled in the framework of the F2... control programmes, established in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003;

   2. (ii)

      carcases of both broilers and fattening turkeys sampled for testing and verification of compliance, in accordance with point 2.1.5 of Chapter 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;

   3. (iii)

      carcases of fattening pigs sampled for testing and verification of compliance, in accordance with point 2.1.4 of Chapter 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;

   4. (iv)

      carcases of bovines under one year of age where the production of meat of those bovines in the F3United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year sampled for testing and verification of compliance, in accordance with point 2.1.3 of Chapter 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.

2. (b)

   C. jejuni isolates from caecal samples gathered at slaughter from broilers and from fattening turkeys where the production of turkey meat in the F4United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year.

3. (c)

   Indicator commensal E. coli isolates from:

   1. (i)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from broilers and from fattening turkeys where the production of turkey meat in the United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year;

   2. (ii)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from fattening pigs and bovines under one year of age where the production of meat of those bovines in the United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year.

4. (d)

   ESBL- or AmpC- or carbapenemase-producing E. coli from:

   1. (i)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from broilers and from fattening turkeys where the production of turkey meat in the United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year;

   2. (ii)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from fattening pigs and bovines under one year of age where the production of meat of those bovines in the United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year;

   3. (iii)

      samples of fresh meat of broilers, pig meat and bovine meat gathered at retail.

5. (e)

   Where F5the appropriate authority decides to test C. coli in accordance with Article 2(3)(a), isolates from:

   1. (i)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from broilers;

   2. (ii)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from fattening pigs.

6. (f)

   Where F6the appropriate authority decides to test E. faecalis and E. faecium in accordance with Article 2(3)(b), isolates from:

   1. (i)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from broilers and from fattening turkeys where the production of turkey meat in the F7United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year;

   2. (ii)

      caecal samples gathered at slaughter from fattening pigs and bovines under one year of age where the production of meat of those bovines in the F8United Kingdom is more than 10 000 tonnes slaughtered per year.

Isolates obtained by the F9appropriate authority from an origin other than those referred to in points (a) to (f), may be tested for AMR by the competent authority on a voluntary basis and kept separately when reported in accordance with point 2 of Part B of the Annex. However, when carrying out such testing for AMR, the specific technical requirements of points 3, 4 and 5 shall apply.