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. 2018 Apr 5;5:51. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00051

Table 2.

Target number of samples to be collected per market day, according to round and sample type.

Sample type Numbers refer to pooled samples when not indicated otherwise
Round 1 Rounds 2–4 Round 5 Round 6
Oropharyngeal swabs Ducks 4 6 6 6
Chicken 0 0 0 6

Environmental swabs from four large live bird markets Faeces from cage 0 4 individual samples 0 0
Waste from resting area 0 4 individual samples 0 0
Feathers 0 4 individual samples 0 0
Dirt in slaughter area 0 4 individual samples 0 0

Environmental swabs from all sampling sites Liquid waste 0 0 2 2
Solid waste 0 0 2 2
Faeces 0 0 1 1
Drinking water 0 0 1 1

Pooled samples are the combination of 5 swab samples.