10062: Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Wild Small Mammals on Organic Farms

Meerburg, Dr BG; Jacobs-Reitsma, Dr WF; Wagenaar, Prof JA and Kijlstra, Prof A (2006) Presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in Wild Small Mammals on Organic Farms. Applied & Environmental Microbiology 72(1):pp. 960-962.

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Summary

The presence of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in rodents and insectivores (n = 282) was investigated on organic farms. Infections were encountered in house mice (8 of 83 Campylobacter positive and 1 of 83 Salmonella sp. strain Livingstone positive) and brown rats (1 of 8 Campylobacter positive) but not in other species. No shared Campylobacter genotypes were found between rodent and pig manure isolates. Effective on-farm rodent management is recommended.

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	rodents, zoonosis, Salmonella, Campylobacter, organic farming, pig, poultry, food safety
Subject Areas:	Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs Animal husbandry > Production systems Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Research affiliation:	Netherlands > Wageningen University and Research Centre WUR > Animal Sciences Group ASG European Union > QualityLowInputFood > Subproject 4: Livestock production systems
Total budget (Euro):	0
Orgprints ID Number:	10062
Contact:	Meerburg, Dr. B.G.
Deposited On:	26 November 2006
EPrint Type:	Journal paper
Published?:	Published
Online at:	http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16391145
Peer Review Status:	Peer-reviewed and accepted

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