TABLE 5.
Salmonella isolates from eggs and correlation with gm ELISA results
| Farm | Positive gm ELISAc | No. of egg pools analyzedb | No. positive fora: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Enteritidis | S. Derby | S. Gallinarum | S. Panama | |||
| A | No | 60 | 3 | 2 | ||
| B | No | 30 | ||||
| C | No | 40 | 6 | 1 | ||
| D | Yes | 30 | 1 | |||
| E | No | 35 | 12 | |||
| F | NT | 30 | 1 | |||
| G | Yes | 30 | 1 | 5 | ||
| H | No | 35 | ||||
| I | NT | 25 | 1 | |||
| J | NT | 25 | ||||
| K | Yes | 25 | ||||
| L | No | 35 | 3 | |||
| M | NT | 20 | ||||
| N | Yes | 30 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ñ | No | 20 | ||||
| O | No | 20 | ||||
| P | NT | 25 | 1 | |||
| Q | Yes | 20 | ||||
| R | NT | 35 | 8 | |||
| S | Yes | 30 | 4 | |||
| T | Yes | 20 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 620 | 8 | 39 | 9 | 2 | |
a
Data indicate the number of positive pools (Salmonella isolation).
b
Each pool included 20 eggs.
c
No, all tested sera were negative. Yes, one or more tested sera were positive. NT, not tested (not sampled for serological studies).