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Risk factors associated with Salmonella in dairy cattle farms in Henan and Hubei provinces, China
- Source :
- Animal Diseases, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2023.
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Abstract
- Abstract A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the risk factors associated with the Salmonella infection status of dairy herds in Henan and Hubei provinces, China. Herds were assigned a Salmonella status based on the isolation of Salmonella from fecal samples obtained from adult lactating dairy cows. Information on potential biosecurity risk factors was collected using a questionnaire template via a 15-min face-to-face interview with dairy cattle producers from May 2020 to March 2021. The questionnaire consisted of 23 questions across two broad categories of potential biosecurity risk factors: farm and biosecurity managemental factors. A total of 48 farms were surveyed. In all (100%, 48/48) of the surveyed farms, although sick animals were separated from healthy animals using fencing, there were no strict quarantine protocols for newly introduced animals. Mixed species rearing was practiced in 35.4% (17/48) of the farms. Feces were removed more than once a day in 45.8% (22/48) of the farms, whereas the remainder (54.2%, 26/48) only removed animal feces once a day. A total of 29.2% (14/48) of the farms were located
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27310442
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Animal Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9a6fd5960d59431990bf40cd0c8c5ef6
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44149-023-00085-9