An Approach to Identifying and Maintaining Salmonella-Free Chickens

摘要: A method of determining the salmonella status chicken flocks, based on periodic culturing litter samples, is described. Detection infection by this indirect has several inherent disadvantages, but in total appears superior to more direct methods available for detecting flock infection. Eliminating salmonellae from contaminated buildings and infected stock successive generations be most challenging part a control effort. Progress can expected closely related characteristics individual management systems.