Research Article

Salmonella from Farm to Table: Isolation, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella from Commercial Broiler Supply Chain and Its Environment

Table 3

Detection of Salmonella in hatcheries’ samples.

No.Types of samples collectedTotal no. of samplesSalmonella positive samples

1Swabs from egg setting room30
2Swabs from incubator/setter30
3Swabs from air tunnels and fans of incubators/setter31
4Swabs from hatchers30
5Swabs from hatcher egg tray31
6Meconium swabs30
7Yolk sac swab of dead chicks31
8Hand swabs from hatchery workers50
9Boot socks from hatchery floor30
Total293/29 (10.34%)