Animal By-Products Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

Day 4

6.  The plates shall be examined and a minimum of 3 colonies from each plate showing suspicion of Salmonella growth shall be subcultured—

(a)onto a nutrient agar plate;

(b)onto a MacConkey agar plate(1); and

(c)into biochemical media suitable for the identification of Salmonella.

These media shall be incubated at 37°C ± 1°C overnight.

(1)

MacConkey agar. See (1963) International Standards for Drinking Water. World Health Organisation Distribution and Sales, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland