Table 1.

Places of sampling, types and numbers of samples taken during one total turkey production cycle.

Place of sampling	Type of samples	Number of samples (n)
Farm
- Parent rearing farm	Paper liners, swabs from faecal droppings	80
- Parent brooding farm	Swab samples from droppings	70
- Rearing farm	Swab samples from droppings	360
Hatchery	Eggshells and fluff	30
Slaughterhouse	Caecal samples	120
	Environmental samples (swabs, water, faecal material)	336
	Neck skin samples	120
	Meat samples	60
Total number of samples (N)		456