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

Table 2 Comparisons between three sample types for the detection of Salmonella in infected chicken flocks.

1a: Faecal samples and 2-sock-samples
Faecal samples¹	2-sock-samples²		Total
	+ Salm	- Salm
+ Salm⁴	10	3	13
- Salm⁵	6	20	26
Total	16	23	39
1b: Faecal samples and 5-sock-samples
Faecal samples	5-sock-samples³		Total
	+ Salm	- Salm
+ Salm	9	3	12
- Salm	9	19	28
Total	18	22	40
1c: 2-sock-samples and 5-sock-samples
2-sock-samples	5-sock-samples		Total
	+ Salm	- Salm
+ Salm	13	2	15
- Salm	4	19	23
Total	17	21	38

Numbers in the tables show the number of flocks.
¹⁾ 60 faecal droppings, analysed as one sample; ²⁾ 2 pairs of socks, analysed as one sample; ³⁾ 5 pairs of socks, analysed as 5 samples; ⁴⁾ Salmonella detected; ⁵⁾ Salmonella not detected.

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