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. 2011 Dec 6;6(12):e28490. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028490

Table 1. Campylobacter sources during the sampling period across farms.

Flock Sample Number of positive samples/number of samples tested
Day -1* Day 1 Day 14* Day 28* Day 42*
1 Broilers - 0/48c 3/5 c 5/5 c 5/5 c
Adjacent Broiler 1 - - 0/2c 2/2 c 2/2 c
Adjacent Broiler 2 - - 2/2 c 2/2 c -
Air 0/6 - 1/6 0/6 0/6
Puddle 0/1 - 1/2 0/1 0/2
Soil 0/2 - 0/2 0/2 1/2
Other 0/20ap, cl co, d, f, fe, fl, h, w, wa - 0/7ap, h, i, wa 0/9ap, h, i, wa 0/11ap, h, i, wa
2 Broilers - 0/48c 0/5c 0/5c 5/5 c
Adjacent Broiler - - 0/2c 0/2c -
Soil 0/2 - 0/2 1/2 0/2
Other 0/22a, ap, co, d, fe, fl, p, w, wa - 0/10a, ap, wa 0/13a, ap, i, wa 0/12a, ap, p, r, wa
3 Broilers - 0/48c 0/5c 5/5 c 5/5 c
Soil 0/2 - 0/2 0/2 1/2
Other 0/24a, ap, cl co, d, fe, fl, p, w, wa - 0/12a, ap, p, wa 0/12a, ap, p, wa 0/10a, ap, wa

Bold type indicates positive result; -, not tested; *, approximate day of sampling; a, air; ap, apron; cl, clothing; co, support columns; d, drinkers; f; fan, fe; feeder, fl; floor, h; horse faeces; i, insects; p, puddles; r, rodent faeces; w, walls; wa, water; c, composite samples.