Division 1 Origin of bacterial isolates subject to antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Member States shall obtain bacterial isolates for AMR monitoring from at least each of the following combinations of isolates/food-producing animal populations/food:

1. (a)

   Salmonella spp. isolates obtained from:

   1. (i)

      samples of each population of laying hens, broilers and fattening turkeys taken in the framework of the national control programmes provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003;

   2. (ii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening pigs, except for Member States implementing a national programme for the control of salmonella which has been approved at EU level;

   3. (iii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from bovine animals under one year of age where the national production of meat of those bovine animals is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   4. (iv)

      samples of fresh meat of broilers and turkeys taken at the border control posts.

2. (b)

   C. coli and C. jejuni isolates obtained from

   1. (i)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from broilers;

   2. (ii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening turkeys where the national production of turkey meat is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   3. (iii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from bovine animals under one year of age where the national production of meat of those bovine animals is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   4. (iv)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening pigs.

3. (c)

   Indicator commensal E. coli isolates obtained from:

   1. (i)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from broilers;

   2. (ii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening turkeys where the national production of turkey meat is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   3. (iii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening pigs;

   4. (iv)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from bovine animals under one year of age where the national production of meat of those bovine animals is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   5. (v)

      samples of fresh meat of broilers, turkeys, pigs and bovine animals taken at the border control posts.

4. (d)

   ESBL- or AmpC- or CP-producing E. coli isolates obtained from:

   1. (i)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from broilers;

   2. (ii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening turkeys where the national production of turkey meat is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   3. (iii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening pigs;

   4. (iv)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from bovine animals under one year of age where the national production of meat of those bovine animals is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   5. (v)

      samples of fresh meat of broilers, turkeys, pigs and bovine animals taken at retail;

   6. (vi)

      samples of fresh meat of broilers, turkeys, pigs and bovine animals taken at the border control posts.

5. (e)

   Where a Member State decides to monitor indicator commensal E. faecalis and E. faecium in accordance with Article 1(3), isolates of these bacteria obtained from:

   1. (i)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from broilers;

   2. (ii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening turkeys where the national production of turkey meat is more than 10 000 tonnes per year;

   3. (iii)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from fattening pigs;

   4. (iv)

      samples of caecal content taken at slaughter from bovine animals under one year of age where the national production of meat of those bovine animals is more than 10 000 tonnes per year.