Table 1.

Proposed animal species, production types, specimens and bacterial species to be monitored in EARS-Vet

Animal species	Production type	Specimens	Bacterial species
Cattle	any	faeces or intestinal content	E. coli a
		blood and inner organs	E. coli
		milk	E. coli
			K. pneumoniae
			S. aureus
			S. uberis
			S. dysgalactiae
		lungs and other samples from the lower or upper respiratory tract	M. haemolytica
			P. multocida
Swine	any	faeces or intestinal content	E. coli a
		inner organs (including lungs, spleen, joints etc.)	Staphylococcus hyicus
			S. suis
		lungs and inner organs	P. multocida
			A. pleuropneumoniae
Chicken	broilers	inner organs (including spleen, bone marrow, joints etc.)	E. coli
	laying hen	inner organs (including spleen, bone marrow, joints etc.)	E. coli
	broilers	inner organs (including spleen, bone marrow, joints etc.)	S. aureus
	laying hen	inner organs (including spleen, bone marrow, joints etc.)	S. aureus
Turkey	–	inner organs (including spleen, bone marrow, joints etc.)	E. coli
Dog	-	urine	E. coli
		skin and ear	S. pseudintermedius
			S. aureus
Cat	-	urine	E. coli
		skin and ear	S. pseudintermedius
			S. aureus

^aInformation on the virulence profile shall be collected in EARS-Vet.