A 1-year epidemiological study of campylobacters in 18 Swedish chicken farms

Abstract

Univariable chi-square tests were done of the association between possible risk factors and Campylobacter prevalence. Factors associated with higher Campylobacter prevalence in flocks were lack of or diffuse hygiene barriers, increasing flock size, increasing age at slaughter, short vs. long empty periods, wet litter beds, other poultry nearby or staff handling other poultry, flocks divided before slaughter, staff loading to slaughter at several farms and occurrence of mice. Under Swedish conditions, water does not seem to be a source of infection for chickens. Origin and handling of day-old chickens, feed additives, houses and litter were not associated with higher Campylobacter prevalence.

Keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; coli; chicken; farm; colonization; epidemiology; serotypes

Published in

Preventive Veterinary Medicine
1996, volume: 26, number: 3-4, pages: 167-185
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Berndtson, Eva

  • Department of Food Hygiene, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Emanuelson, Ulf

  • Swedish Association for Livestock Breeding and Production (SHS)

• Danielsson Tham, Marie-Louise

  • Department of Food Hygiene, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Other Veterinary Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5877(95)01008-4

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/48919