Reliably colonising broiler chickens with Campylobacter spp. using a litter-based method.
Reliably colonising broiler chickens with Campylobacter spp. using a litter-based method.
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用弯曲杆菌可靠地定植肉鸡。
DOI:
10.1080/00071668.2018.1523538
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Sandilands V
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Sandilands V
1. Chicken-associatedCampylobacterspp. are the cause of most food poisoning cases in Europe. In order to study the host–pathogen interactions, a reliable and reproducible method of colonising chickens with the bacteria is required.2. This study aimed to identify a more appropriate and less invasive method of colonisation (cf. gavaging) by seeding bedding material (litter) that commercial chickens are kept on with a mixture ofCampylobacterspp., broth and faeces.3. The first phase of the study tested the longevity ofCampylobacterspp. recovery in seeded litter over 24 h: significantly moreCampylobacterspp. was recovered at 0 or 3 h post-seeding than at 6 and 24 h post-seeding, indicating that the pathogen can survive to detectable levels for at least 3 h in this environment.4. In the second phase, three groups of 10 broiler chickens (negative forCampylobacterspp. prior to exposure) were exposed at 21 days of age to one of three differentCampylobacter jejuniandC. colimixes (A, B, C), using the method above. At 28 days of age, birds were euthanised by overdose of barbiturate or cervical dislocation, and livers and caeca removed forCampylobacterspp. assessment.5. All liver and 28/30 caeca samples tested positive forCampylobacterspp., with mix A and C giving higher counts in the caeca than mix B. The method of euthanasia did not affectCampylobacterspp. counts.6. In conclusion, a successful method for reliably colonising broiler chickens withCampylobacterspp. has been developed which negates the need for gavaging and is more representative of how contamination occurs in the field.