Table 3.

Different Salmonella species isolated from examined flocks.

Sample type	Number of Salmonella isolates	Salmonella positive samples
		Salmonella enteritidis		Salmonella typhimurium		Salmonella kentucky		Salmonella infantis		Salmonella takoradi
		S	C	S	C	S	C	S	C	S	C
Broilers
Cloacal swabs	18	4	2	2	‒	2	4	1	‒	1	2
Drinking water	6	‒	1	2	‒	‒	‒	1	‒	1	1
Feed	5	2	‒	‒	‒	2	1	‒	‒	‒	‒
Litter	3	1	1	1	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒
Total	32	7	4	5	‒	4	5	2	‒	2	3
Layers
Cloacal swabs	10	3	5	‒	‒	‒	‒	2	‒	‒	‒
Drinking water	5	1	1	2	‒	‒	‒	1	‒	‒	‒
Feed	1	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	1	‒	‒	‒
Cages swabs	3	‒	‒	2	‒	‒	‒	1	‒	‒	‒
Egg swabs	5	1	‒	4	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒	‒
Total	24	5	6	8	‒	‒	‒	5	‒	‒	‒

S = small-scale flocks; C = large-scale commercial flocks.