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Title: RESIDUAL SALMONELLA FROM POULTRY FARMS USING DRAG-SWAB SAMPLING BETWEEN FLOCKS

Author
item CALDWELL, DAVID - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
item TELLEZ, GUILLERMO - UNIV. MEXICO
item HARGIS, BILLY - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
item Corrier, Donald
item VIDAL, LOUIS - POLLO PICU, PUERTO RICO
item DELOACH, JOHN - 6202-30-10

Submitted to: Proceedings of the 45th Western Poultry Disease Conference
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/5/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The persistence of Salmonella serotypes on a 31 farm broiler complex was evaluated during multiple growouts over a 10 month time period. A total of 25 different serotypes were isolate, with frequent simultaneous isolations of multiple serotypes from individual farms. When the serotypes recovered from individual farms were further examined, common serotypes were isolated from individual farms only on seven occasions. Furthermore, only on five occasions were multiple serotypes recovered from individual farms on consecutive samplings. A casual association of common serotype isolations among farms with similar flock placement dates was observed in one sampling period. These results indicate little predictability or consistency of Salmonella serotype isolation on individual farms over time.