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. 2022 May 26;17(5):e0268231. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268231

Table 1. Number and concentration of Salmonella-positive piles and samples from each farm sampling.

Sample concentration for positive samples reported in most probable number per gram (MPN/g).

Farm State Visit* Month Number of positive piles Number of positive samples Concentration Range (MPN/g)
1 GA 1 Aug 3/3 11/21 (52.4%) <0.45–460
2 Mar 2/3 2/21 (9.5%) >280000
2 GA* 1 Oct 2/3 5/21 (23.8%) >280000
2 . . . .
3 FL 1 Jan 0/3 0/21 .
2 Apr 0/3 0/21 .
4 FL 1 Mar 1/3 1/21 (4.8%) <0.45
2 May 0/3 0/21 .
5 TX 1 Jan 3/3 10/21 (47.6%) <0.45 - >280000
2 May 0/3 0/21 .
6 TX* 1 . . . .
2 May 0/3 0/21 .
7 AL 1 Nov 0/3 0/21 .
2 Feb 0/3 0/21 .
8 AL 1 Dec 1/3 1/21 (4.8%) >280000
2 Mar 0/3 0/21 .
9 AL 1 Dec 0/3 0/21 .
2 Mar 0/3 0/21 .
10 AL 1 Feb 0/3 0/21 .
2 Mar 0/3 0/21 .
11 AL 1 Feb 0/3 0/21 .
2 Mar 0/3 0/21 .
12 AL 1 Feb 0/3 0/21 .
2 May 0/3 0/21 .
13 AL* 1 Feb 2/4 3/28 (10.7%) <0.45 - >280000
2 . . . .
Total       14/70 33/490 (6.7%) <0.45 - >280000

* Farm only sampled once.