SALMONELLA AND ESCHERICHIA COLI CONTAMINATION IN POULTRY FEEDS Authors: Rujuta K and Anupama S*
ABSTRACT
Poultry feeds are best-known to represent a source of bacterial infection to birds. Salmonella
and E.coli are the two most vital food-borne pathogens of public health interest incriminated
in poultry meat worldwide. Salmonella enterica causes variety of serious poultry diseases and
is additionally a serious infective agent in humans. Most poultry infected by
Salmonellabecome carriers, infection may additionally be fatal reckoning on the particular
serovar and therefore the age of the bird at infection. Human gastrointestinal disorder
outbreaks are coupled to contamination of animal feeds. As a result of consumption of foods
containing Salmonellae thanks to cross contamination or inadequate preparation could cause
human gastrointestinal disorder. The widespread incidence of Salmonella and E. coli in
poultry feeds reinforces the necessity for effective management measures, hygiene in process
and handling of feeds. This study implies on how environmental conditions in a poultry farm
are harbouring Salmonella and E.coli bacterium, effects of those bacterium on human once
consumed and therefore the management measures to be taken.
Keywords: Poultry feeds, Salmonella spp., E. coli, gastrointestinal disorders,
management measures
Publication date: 01/01/2022 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2022/January/MS_IJBPAS_2022_5831.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.5831