Reference | M7SQ9ZHI (42)

In 2016 E. coli from broiler fecal samples at farm and in 2018 E. coli from turkeys at farm and turkey meat at retail were investigated, each originating from both production types [13,14]. Samples from conventional and organic farms were collected all over Germany. Conventional farms were selected in each federal state proportionate to the number of broilers or turkeys housed in the respective federal state.

A total of 332 E. coli from fecal samples of broilers at the farm level were included in this study. Of these 301 were from conventional, and 31 from organic husbandry. Sampling of meat at retail was distributed all over Germany, proportional to the number of inhabitants in the federal state. All sampling had to be performed by official veterinarians.

AST Method: Broth Microdilution

Reference explicitly reports AST breakpoints: True

Reference reports using a MIC table: None