Research Article
A Novel Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus t11469 and a Poultry Endemic Strain t002 (ST5) Are Present in Chicken in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Table 1
Percentage prevalence of S. aureus in broilers and layers per farm.
| | Farm # | Layers, # (%) positive | Broilers, # (%) positive | Overall, # (%) positive |
| | Farm 1 | 19 (19.0%) | 14 (14.0%) | 33 (16.5%) | | Farm 2 | 13 (13.0%) | 18 (18.0%) | 31 (15.5%) | | Farm 3 | 11 (11.0%) | 19 (19.0%) | 30 (15.0%) | | Farm 4 | 11 (11.0%) | 12 (12.0%) | 23 (11.5%) | | Farm 5 | 17 (17.0%) | 8 (8.0%) | 25 (12.5%) | | Farm 6 | 10 (10.0%) | 13 (13.0%) | 23 (11.5%) | | Farm 7 | 19 (19.0%) | 16 (16.0%) | 35 (17.5%) | | Farm 8 | 12 (12.0%) | 10 (10.0%) | 22 (11.0%) | | Farm 9 | 10 (10.0%) | 15 (15.0%) | 25 (12.5%) |
| | Total | 122 (12.2%) | 125 (12.5%) | 247 (13.7%) |
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100 broilers and 100 layers were sampled on each farm.
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