Table 5.
Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. by state and processing plant. The processing plants from GA and MS had the highest prevalence (P < 0.05)
| State | Processing plant (Number of samples)a | Positive (%) |
|---|---|---|
| GA |
B (121) |
47.9 |
| |
I (29) |
48.3 |
| |
J (53) |
58.5 |
| |
R (51) |
43.1 |
| MS |
D (10) |
44.4 |
| |
O (193) |
49.5 |
| NC |
E (27) |
40.7 |
| |
H (116) |
25.0 |
| |
N (72) |
36.1 |
| TN |
L (24) |
33.3 |
| TX |
Q (23) |
30.4 |
| VA | M (17) | 11.8 |
a Plants from GA and MS = 456 samples; Plants from NC, TN, TX and VA = 279 samples. Plants A, C, F, G, K and P each represented less than 10 samples.