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Colonization of Broilers with Campylobacter in Conventional Broiler-Chicken Flocks

Förekomst av Campytobacter hos konventionellt uppfödd slaktkyckling

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Abstract

Eight of 16 conventional broiler-chicken flocks examined contained Campylobacter. All isolates were identified as C. jejuni except from 1 flock were C. coli was isolated. One herd consisting of 6 different houses where Campylobacter regularly has been isolated was continuously examined. It was not possible to isolate Campylobacter from newly hatched chickens or from environmental samples and cloacal swabs during the 2 first weeks of growth.

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Hos åtta av 16 undersökta staktkycklingbesättningar påvisades förekomst av Campylobacterbakterier. Campylobacter jejuni påvisades i alla campylobacterpositiva besättninger. Från, en av dessa påvisades också Campylobacter coli. En besättning, där Campylobacterbakterier regelmässigt påvisats, utvaldes för närmare undersökningar. Resultaten av dessa undersökningar visade att Campylobacterbakterier ej kunde påvisas hos nykläckta kycklingar eller från kloak- och miljöprover under de första två uppfödningsveckorna.

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We thank G. Blomgren, E. Tysén, M. Wold-Troell and A. Landén for excellent technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Epizootiology and the Bacteriological Laboratory, National Veterinary Institute, and the Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

    Anders Engvall, Åsa Bergqvist, Karin Sandstedt & Marie-Louise Danielsson-Tham

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Engvall, A., Bergqvist, Å., Sandstedt, K. et al. Colonization of Broilers with Campylobacter in Conventional Broiler-Chicken Flocks. Acta Vet Scand 27, 540–547 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548133

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