An ecological survey was conducted from April 1997 to June 1999 on four turkey flocks (F1 to F4). Turkey cecal contents, litter, waterers, feed, feeders, and environmental swabs were analyzed. Presence of Salmonella was determined using conventional microbiological screening techniques and confirmed by serology. Positive isolates were serotyped and screened for antibiotic resistance. From a tot...

Since the implementation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), the need for on-farm food safety risk assessment and management has greatly increased. In order to provide accurate risk assessments, attention should be focused on better characterization of the Salmonella isolation and identification techniques. In this work, we compared the isolation ability of 4 Salmonella-specific ...

Objective(s): The effect of litter size and suckling intensity on the expression of KiSS-1 mRNA in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) of rats were evaluated. Materials and Methods: Thirty two pregnant and four non-lactating ovariectomized (as control group) rats were used in this experiment. Lactating rats were allotted to eight equal groups. In three groups, litter size was adjusted to 5, 10, or 15 pup...

Fungal species constitute a major part of environmental contaminants in facilities where animals are housed. The present investigation was aimed at describing the relative abundances of fungal species and their concentrations in a turkey confinement house in France. Fungal cultures from poultry feed, litter, and air were undertaken every week throughout the 16-wk period of breeding. The incubat...

the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of deep-stacking process on temperature and pathogenic bacterial survival of broiler litter (bl). broiler litter, deep-stacked to 3 depths (30, 60 or 120 cm) and at 3 moisture levels (15, 25 or 35%) was made use of in a split plot design, experiment last for 21 days. daily temperature of the deep-stacked bl at different depths and at di...

the purpose of this research was to evaluate the effects of litter chemical amendments on litter quality, broiler performance and carcass lesions (breast blisters, foot pad lesions and hock burns). in a 2×4 factorial experiment with 576 commercial broiler chicks (arian), the effect of two types of litter materials and three amendments were investigated using a completely randomized design with ...

The tiered aviary for laying hens includes a floor litter area to promote foraging and dust bathing. Data are needed on hens' use of different litter substrates and effectiveness of substrates in removing excess feather lipids to ensure a suitable litter area. Bovans White hens were housed in commercial-style aviaries with access to one of 3 litter substrates (wood shavings, straw, or plastic t...

An investigation of poultry litter intended for use in farm feeds showed that 0,37%, 0,49%, 0,25% and 12,3% of the 813 samples tested were contaminated with Clostridium spp., haemolytic Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and 21 different species of Salmonella. The findings clearly underline the hygienically dangerous nature of crude poultry litter. The practical implications of the results...