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Table 2 Proportion of Salmonella positive samples and MPN quantification: Flock B

From: From hatch to egg grading: monitoring of Salmonella shedding in free-range egg production systems

 

Floor

Dust

Nest box

Egg belt

Eggs

26 weeks

 Proportion

0.10 ± 0.10

0.3 ± 0.15

0

0.2 ± 0.13

0

 MPN/m2

1090a

740.6 ± 348.9

NM

556.5 ± 533.5

NM

  1. Data are presented for each sample type as the proportion of Salmonella positive samples (± the standard error of the mean) and most probable number (MPN) (± the standard error of the mean).
  2. aOnly a single Salmonella positive sample was obtained.
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Veterinary Research

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