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Table 1 Chicken flocks under study as distributed on production category and detected Salmonella enterica serovars.

From: Comparisons of Sampling Procedures and Time of Sampling for the Detection of Salmonellain Danish Infected Chicken Flocks Raised in Floor Systems

Category (number of flocks)

No. of flocks

Serovar(s) detected at inclusion time

Serovar(s) detected at follow-up (number of flocks)

Broilers (29)

6

4.12:b:-

4.12:b:- (2)

 

1

41:z4,z24:-

None

 

1

Brevis

None

 

1

Derby

None

 

1

Indiana Infantis

Typhimurium, DT1771, Indiana (1)

 

4

Infantis

Infantis (3)

 

2

Kentucky

None

 

1

Senftenberg

None

 

1

Typhimurium, DT110

Typhimurium, DT110 (1)

 

1

Typhimurium, DT12

None

 

1

Typhimurium, DT177, Indiana

Typhimurium, DT177 (1)

 

8

Typhimurium, DT41

Typhimurium, DT41 (5)

 

1

Typhimurium, DT66

Typhimurium, DT66 (1)

Layer poults (1)

1

Enteritidis, PT82

None

Deep litter egg

1

Enteritidis, PT RDNC3

Enteritidis, PT21 (1)

layers (6)

3

Enteritidis, PT6

Enteritidis, PT RDNC, rough (2)

 

1

Enteritidis, PT8

None

 

1

Serological confirmation only

Enteritidis, PT2 (1)

Organic egg layers

3

Enteritidis, PT6

Enteritidis, PT6 (1)

(4)

1

Enteritidis, PT8

Enteritidis, PT8 (1)

Free range egg

   

layers (1)

1

Serological confirmation only

Enteritidis, PT8 (1)

  1. 1) DT = definitive type. 2) PT = phage type. 3) Routine dilution, no conformity.