Bowen Liu, Chuang Meng, Zhenyu Wang, Qing Li, Chen Xu, Xilong Kang, Lei Chen, Fan Wang, Xinan Jiao, Zhiming Pan
Salmonella, which is widely distributed in nature, is an important zoonotic pathogen affecting humans, livestock, and other animals. Salmonella infection not only hinders the development of livestock and poultry-related industries but also poses a great threat to human health. In this study, we collected 1,537 samples including weak chicks, dead embryos, fecal samples and environmental samples from 2020 to 2023 (for a period of 1 to 2 months per year) to keep a long-term monitor the prevalence of Salmonella in an intensive laying hen farm, 105 Salmonella strains were isolated with an isolation rate of 6...
March 6, 2024: Poultry Science