Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in some poultry farms and slaughter establishments in Morocco
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H. KARIB, N. BOUCHRITI, S. GHEYOUB, S. DAHANI
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Published in Vol. 9 No. 3 (2021) of Moroccan Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences.
Multidisciplinary journal that publishes original research articles and literature reviews in the fields of agriculture, agronomy, rural engineering, topography, forestry, horticulture, food, nutrition, animal husbandry and veterinary science (online-ISSN: 2550-4401, print-ISSN: 2028-991X). Indexed by DOAJ, Google Scholar, Articles DOAJ, Mirabelle, ROAD, WorldCat
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The objective of this study is to provide data on the prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella contamination inups tream and downstreamofthe poultry sector.A total of104samples were takenat24with12different production units, 4 breedingfarms(n =8),4flocksof broilers(n =8),4flocksof laying hens (n = 8)in40traditionalslaughter and40 atthe slaughterhouse. The search for thesetwobacteriawas carriedbycloacal swabsforthe production unitsand by samples of the skin of the neckand thecaeca forthe killings (traditionalslaughter) andthe slaughterhouse.Atfarm level, contamination by Campylobacterinvolvedonlytwo farmsin fourbroilers, for against Salmonellawas not isolated. Forthe traditionalslaughter, the prevalence of Campylobacterand Salmonellawas 20%(4/20), while for the slaughterhouse there was aprevalence of15% (3/20) for Salmonella andCampylobacterhave beennoisolated.
Keywords: Campylobacter, Salmonella, prevalence, chicken, slaughterhouse
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