Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni in poultry reared under different management systems in Nigeria

• Published in: Avian diseases Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 801 - 803
• Main Authors: Adekeye, J.O. (University, Zaira, Nigeria), Abdu, P.A, Bawa, E.K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Association of Avian Pathologists, Inc 01-10-1989
• Subjects: ALOJAMIENTO DE ANIMALES; ANIMAL HOUSING; Animal Husbandry; Animals; AVES DE CORRAL; Backyards; Bacterial Typing Techniques - veterinary; Birds; CAGE; CAGES; CAMPYLOBACTER; Campylobacter fetus; Campylobacter fetus - growth & development; Campylobacter fetus - isolation & purification; CHICKENS; Cloaca - microbiology; CRIA DE AVES DE CORRAL; CRIANZA INTENSIVA; CRIANZA LIBRE; DINDON; ELEVAGE DE VOLAILLES; ELEVAGE EN LIBERTE; ELEVAGE INTENSIF; Fetus; Flocks; FREE RANGE HUSBANDRY; GALLINA DE GUINEA; Gallus gallus domesticus; GUINEA FOWL; Guineafowl; INTENSIVE HUSBANDRY; JAULAS; LOGEMENT DES ANIMAUX; meleagris gallopavo; NIGERIA; Numida meleagris; PAVO; PINTADE; POLLO; POULET; POULTRY; Poultry - microbiology; Poultry production; POULTRY REARING; Research Note; TURKEYS; VOLAILLE; Nigeria
• ISSN: 0005-2086; 1938-4351
• DOI: 10.2307/1591163

Cloacal swabs from 487 live birds in 36 flocks and 70 poultry carcasses were cultured for Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni. It was isolated from 12.3% of the birds in 19 flocks. Chickens, turkeys, and guinea fowl differed from one another in isolation rates of the organism. Management system affected its occurrence, and only 7.1% of eviscerated carcasses yielded it. It was concluded that bird species, management system, and immersing slaughtered poultry in boiling water before dressing affect recovery of C. fetus subsp. jejuni from live birds and carcasses. /// Para establecer la contaminación por Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni, se cultivaron hisopos cloacales de 487 aves vivas pertenecientes a 36 parvadas, lo mismo que a partir de 70 aves procesadas. El C. fetus jejuni se aisló del 12.3% de las aves vivas de 19 parvadas. El porcentaje de aislamientos difirió en pollos, pavos y gallina de Guinea. El sistema de manejo afectó la incidencia. El microorganismo se encontró en sólo el 7.1% de las aves procesadas. Se concluyó que la especie aviar, el sistema de manejo y la inmersión de las aves muertas en el matadero en agua hervida antes del faenamiento afectó el porcentaje de aislamientos en aves vivas y procesadas.