Table 2.
Prevalence of Campylobacter in the environment during broiler rearing and slaughtering.
| Source | Sample size | No. of positive | Prevalence (%) | C. jejuni | C. coli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rearing Environment | |||||
| 31-day age | 126 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Sole | 21 | 1 | 4.7 | 1 | – |
| Bedding | 10 | 1 | 10 | – | 1 |
| Feed | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Water | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Floor | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Net | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Stool | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 37-day age | 124 | 4 | 3.2 | 4 | – |
| Sole | 19 | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | – |
| Bedding | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – |
| Stool | 15 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | – |
| Feed | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Water | 25 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Floor | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Net | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Slaughtering Environment | |||||
| Dehairing | 22 | 7 | 31.8 | 3 | 4 |
| Evisceration | 22 | 7 | 31.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Cooling | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 5 | 5 |
| Partition | 22 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 338 | 30 | 0.89 | 20 | 19 |