Table 1 Places of sampling, types and numbers of samples taken during one total turkey production cycle.
From: A longitudinal study of Campylobacter distribution in a turkey production chain
Place of sampling | Type of samples | Number of samples (n) |
|---|---|---|
Farm | ||
- Parent rearing farm | Paper liners, swabs from faecal droppings | 80 |
- Parent brooding farm | Swab samples from droppings | 70 |
- Rearing farm | Swab samples from droppings | 360 |
Hatchery | Eggshells and fluff | 30 |
Slaughterhouse | Caecal samples | 120 |
Environmental samples (swabs, water, faecal material) | 336 | |
Neck skin samples | 120 | |
Meat samples | 60 | |
Total number of samples (N) | 456 |