Abstract / Description of output
In the European Union, statutory control of Salmonella is in place in the chicken and turkey sectors, but not in the duck sector. In this study, 14 Salmonella-positive duck farms were sampled before and after cleaning and disinfection, and once the houses had been restocked with a new flock. The cleaning and disinfection programmes used were subdivided into two main categories: ones in which a final formaldehyde disinfection step was included (1) and ones in which it was not included (2). Several types of samples were collected during the study, and faecal samples were those more frequently positive (62% of faecal samples were positive for Salmonella in comparison to 2-23% of samples from all the other sample categories) (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-137 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Avian Pathology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 5 Dec 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Ducks
- Salmonella
- cleaning and disinfection
- formaldehyde
- farms
- POULTRY UNITS
- HOUSES
- ENTERITIDIS
- PERSISTENCE
- FLOCKS