Table 1.
Samples tested in this study
| Species | Sample | No. of samples | Status | Place | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic duck | Swab | 25 | Healthy | Delaware | 2010 |
| Domestic turkey | Swab | 11 | Healthy | Delaware | 2010 |
| Chicken (broiler) | Swab | 14 | Healthy | Delaware | 2010 |
| Canadian geese | Swab | 149 | Healthy | Delaware | 2010 |
| Chicken (broiler) | Swab | 28 | Diagnostic casea | Delaware | 2007–2010 |
| Chicken (broiler)b | Litter | 9 | Not available | North Carolina | 2005 |
| Chicken (layer)c | Litter | 48 | Not available | North Carolina | 2005 |
| Turkeyd | Litter | 16 | Not available | North Carolina | 2005 |
aDiagnostic cases represent birds with runting–stunting enteritis
bLitter samples were collected from 21 to 42 days old boiler chickens housed in three separate farms (2–4 samples/farm)
cLitter samples were collected from 22 to 78 weeks old egg layers from six different houses of the same farm (6–12 samples/house)
dLitter samples were collected from 20 to 21 days old turkey poults from two different houses from each of four different farms (2 samples/house; 4 samples/farm)