TABLE 1.
Condition or parameter | Description | Farma
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A | B | C | ||
General information | ||||
Broiler breed | Cob | X | ||
Ross | X | X | ||
pH of water tank/pipeline anteroom | Neutral (pH 7.24-7.99) | X | ||
Alkaline (pH 8.00-8.68) | X | X | ||
Presence of other animals (industrial animals or pets) | X | X | ||
Campylobacter statusb | C. jejuni | X | ||
C. coli | X | X | ||
Salmonella statusb | Salmonella spp. | X | ||
Cleansing and disinfection | ||||
Mechanical cleansing | X | X | X | |
Demountable devices | Alkali metals (sodium hydroxide) | X | ||
Sodium hydroxide, nonionic surface-active compounds | X | |||
Alkali metals | X | |||
Cleansing water pipes | Hydrogen peroxide, colloidal silver | X | ||
Hydrogen peroxide | X | |||
Peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide | X | |||
High-pressure and disinfection | Formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde | X | X | |
Quaternary ammonium, glutaraldehyde, isopropanol, formaldehyde | X | |||
Disinfection broiler houses | Formaldehyde solution | X | ||
Formalin atomization | X | X | ||
Presence of disinfection bath | Quaternary ammonium, glutaraldehyde, isopropanol, formaldehyde; alternatively, peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide | X |
X indicates the presence of the condition or parameter.
Campylobacter and Salmonella status was determined during the third, final sampling phase (Fig. 1).