ISO 17604:2015规定了检测和计数屠宰肉类动物胴体或部分胴体表面微生物的采样方法。微生物取样可作为试验的一部分进行 -大型哺乳动物、家禽和野味屠宰场的过程卫生控制（验证和/或验证过程控制，例如总计数和肠杆菌科）， -基于风险的产品安全保证体系，以及 -针对致病微生物的流行和/或数量的监测或监视计划。 本国际标准包括根据样本采集原因使用切除和抽汲技术。它还包括在检查家禽和一些小动物的尸体时使用屠体冲洗。附件A显示了各种动物尸体的采样点。

ISO 17604:2015 specifies sampling methods for the detection and enumeration of microorganisms on the surface of carcasses or parts of carcasses of slaughtered meat animals. The microbiological sampling can be carried out as part of - process hygiene control (to validate and or verify process control, e.g. total counts and Enterobacteriaceae) in slaughter establishments for large mammals, poultry, and game, - risk-based assurance systems for product safety, and - monitoring or surveillance programmes for the prevalence and/or numbers of pathogenic microorganisms. This International Standard includes the use of excision and swabbing techniques depending on the reason for sample collection. It also includes the use of carcass rinsing for the examination of carcasses of poultry and some small animals. Annex A shows sampling sites on the carcasses of various animal species.