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.