Research Article
Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella enterica in Poultry in South Africa Using the Farm-to-Fork Approach
Table 2
Prevalence of Salmonella along the farm-to-fork continuum.
| Week | Production stage | Type of sample | # of samples | # Salmonella-positive | Prevalence (%) |
| 1 to 5 | Farm: growth period | Litter | 50 | 30 | 18.5 | Faeces | 50 | 20 | 12.4 | 5 | Transport and handling | Truck swabs | 10 | 0 | Crate swabs | 10 | 0 | 5 | Slaughter | Abattoir: carcass rinsate | 40 ml = 1 | 1 | 0.6 | Postslaughter | Caeca | 10 | 0 | Retail meat | Neck | 10 | 0 | Thigh | 10 | 0 | Whole carcass | 10 | 0 | 6 | House decontamination | Wastewater | 40 ml = 1 | 1 | 0.6 | Total | 162 | 52 | 32.1 |
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