Table 2.
Campylobacter colonisation in Finnish turkey rearing farms one to two weeks prior to slaughter and comparison of the conventional culture and PCR method for the detection of Campylobacter.
| Sampling month | Farm | Direct culture | Enrichment culture | PCR | PCR after enrichment | ||||
| Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | ||
| July | A11, A22 | 4/43 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 2/4 | ND4 | ND |
| August | A2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 1/1 | ||||
| August | B1, B2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | ND | ND |
| August | B2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | ND | ||||
| August | C1, C2 | 4/4 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 0/4 | ND | ND |
| September | C2 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1/1 | ||||
| August | D1, D2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | ND | ND |
| September | D2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | ||||
| August | E1, E2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 2/4 | ND | ND |
| September | E2 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 1/1 | ||||
| September | F1, F2 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| October | F2 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/1 | ||||
1Number one after the capital indicates female turkeys.
2Number two after the capital indicates male turkeys.
3Number of positive/number examined.
4ND. Not determined.