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.