Survey of Salmonella serovars in broilers and laying breeding reproducers in east of Algeria

Ayachi Ammar; Nadir Alloui; Omar Bennoune; Ahmed Kassah-Laouar

doi:10.3855/jidc.562

Survey of Salmonella serovars in broilers and laying breeding reproducers in east of Algeria

Authors

Ayachi Ammar University of Batna Algeria
Nadir Alloui Laboratory of animal health, animal production and environment (ESPA), Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Science University of Batna
Omar Bennoune Laboratory of animal health, animal production and environment (ESPA), Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Science University of Batna
Ahmed Kassah-Laouar Laboratory of Microbiology University Hospital of Batna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.562

Keywords:

Salmonella, broilers, laying reproducers, ISO 6579 method

Abstract

Background: Avian salmonellosis affects the poultry industry in underdeveloped and in developed countries. The aim of this study was to identify the most common Salmonella serovars in broilers and laying breeding reproducers in Eastern Algeria according to the ISO 6579 method.

Methodology: A total of 294 samples were obtained from two flocks of 10,000 broilers and laying breeding reproducers. Samples included livers and spleens, drag swabs of bottom boxes of young chickens, cloacal swabs, and faecal samples of chickens. Additional samples were also taken from water, feed and dusty surfaces.

Results and conclusions: Only the cloacal swabs, poultry faeces and samples from dusty surfaces were positive for Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Livingstone with a detection rate of 12% and 1.6% respectively. The results showed evidence of legislative failure regarding biosafety within the poultry industry in the area of Batna, Eastern Algeria.

Author Biography

Ayachi Ammar, University of Batna Algeria

BATNA 05000

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2009-11-05

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Ammar A, Alloui N, Bennoune O, Kassah-Laouar A (2009) Survey of Salmonella serovars in broilers and laying breeding reproducers in east of Algeria. J Infect Dev Ctries 4:103–106. doi: 10.3855/jidc.562

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Vol. 4 No. 02: February 2010

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Brief Original Articles

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