Flock health indicators and Campylobacter spp. in commercial housed broilers reared in Great Britain
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between flock health and Campylobacter infection of housed commercial broilers in Great Britain. Thirty ceca were collected at slaughter from batches of broilers from 789 flocks, at either full or partial depopulation, between December 2003 and March 2006 and examined individually for Campylobacter by direct plating onto selective media. Management and health data were collected from each flock and included information on mortality or culling during rearing, the number of birds rejected for infectious or noninfectious causes at slaughter, the proportion of birds with digital dermatitis (also termed hock burn), and other general characteristics of the flock. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 280 (35%) flocks. The relationship between bird health and welfare and Campylobacter status of flocks was assessed using random-effects logistic regression models, adjusting for region, month, year, and rearing regime. Campylobacter-positive batches of ceca were associated with higher levels of rejection due to infection (odds ratio [OR], 1.5; 95% confidence interval [CI95%], 0.98 to 2.30) and digital dermatitis (OR, 2.08; CI95%, 1.20 to 3.61). Furthermore, higher levels of these conditions were also associated with the highest-level category of within-flock Campylobacter prevalence (70 to 100%). These results could indicate that improving health and welfare may also reduce Campylobacter in broilers.
Date Issued
2008-09-01
Date Acceptance
2008-07-07
Citation
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2008, 74 (17), pp.5408-5413
ISSN
0099-2240
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Start Page
5408
End Page
5413
Journal / Book Title
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume
74
Issue
17
Copyright Statement
© 2008. Bull SAThomas AHumphrey T, Ellis-Iversen J, Cook AJ, Lovell R, Jorgensen F 2008. Flock Health Indicators and Campylobacter spp. in Commercial Housed Broilers Reared in Great Britain . Appl Environ Microbiol 74:.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00462-08
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00462-08
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Subjects
BIOSECURITY
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
CHICKENS
COLONIZATION
CORTICOSTERONE
HENS
INFECTION
JEJUNI
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Microbiology
RISK-FACTORS
SALMONELLA
Science & Technology
SOCIAL STRESS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2008-09-01