Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Glossary of terms -- Quality assurance purpose and guidelines -- Microbiology laboratory organization and responsibilities -- Personnel training, qualification and competence in the microbiology laboratory -- Accommodation (facilities) and environment -- Microbiology testing - selection and verification of methods (including measurement uncertainty) -- Standard operating procedures (SOPs) -- Equipment - maintenance and service -- Reporting microbiological results -- Traceability of results -- Proficiency testing -- Documentation and control of documents -- Health and safety (including risk assessment) in the microbiology laboratory -- Audits, corrective actions and management review in the microbiology laboratory -- Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) -- Microbiological media, reagents and chemicals -- Receiving microbiological samples -- Handling and preparation of microbiological samples -- Microbiological identification using traditional and commercial methods -- Gram stain and primary characterisation tests -- Use of autoclaves -- Use of incubators and temperature controlled equipment -- Basic microbiological techniques -- Use of balances -- Use of pipettors -- Use of pH meters -- Microbiology laboratory water -- Microbiology laboratory glassware -- Introduction -- Isolation and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae from animal feed samples -- Isolation and identification of Escherichia coli O157 from animal feed samples -- Isolation of Salmonella spp. from animal feed samples -- Isolation of Listeria spp. from animal feed samples -- Isolation and enumeration of yeasts (excluding probiotic yeast), moulds, Dematiaceae and aerobic/mesophilic bacteria from animal feed samples -- Isolation and enumeration of Aspergillus spp. from animal feed samples -- Isolation and enumeration of probiotic bacteria and yeasts from animal feed samples -- Isolation and enumeration of Sulphite Reducing (SR) Clostridia spp. from animal feed samples -- Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in animal feed samples -- Detection of Echinococcus spp. in animal feed samples -- Detection of Trichinella spp. in animal feed samples -- Detection of processed anima protein (PAPs) in animal feed samples -- List of reviewers of this document for FAO.