Table 1.
Counts and proportions by production level and bird species for Salmonella Heidelberg isolates collected from poultry and human sources in Ontario, Canada, 2013
|
Production Stage |
Chicken (%) |
Turkey (%) |
Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hatchery* |
50 (18) |
85 (79) |
135 (31) |
|
Farm |
98 (35) |
4 (4) |
102 (24) |
|
Diagnostic/Clinical |
22 (8) |
5 (5) |
26 (6) |
|
Abattoir |
17 (6) |
– |
17 (4) |
|
Retail |
92 (33) |
13 (12) |
105 (25) |
|
Human |
– |
– |
44(10) |
|
Total |
279 (65) |
107 (25) |
430 |
*Chick pads and environmental swabs sampled at arrival on-farm; used as a surrogate for hatchery samples.