Table 2 Campylobacter colonisation in Finnish turkey rearing farms one to two weeks prior to slaughter and comparison of the conventional culture and PCR method for the detection of Campylobacter.
From: A longitudinal study of Campylobacter distribution in a turkey production chain
Sampling month | Farm | Direct culture | Enrichment culture | PCR | PCR after enrichment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | ||
July | A11, A22 | 4/43 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 2/4 | ND4 | ND |
August | A2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | ||||
August | B1, B2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | ND | ND |
August | B2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | ND | ||||
August | C1, C2 | 4/4 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 0/4 | ND | ND |
September | C2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | ||||
August | D1, D2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | ND | ND |
September | D2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | ||||
August | E1, E2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 2/4 | ND | ND |
September | E2 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 1/1 | ||||
September | F1, F2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
October | F2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | ||||