Wild birds as a probable source of colonization of campylobacter in poultry

• Main Authors: M. Y., Elnohi, Abdul Aziz, Saleha, Abu, Jalila, Bejo, Siti Khairani, Puan, Chong Leong, M. I., Jalo, N., Fauziah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41427/1/41427.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41427/; http://www.vet.upm.edu.my/dokumen/90301_proceeding_WPSA_V2_first_second_XX_new_20121013_%281%29.pdf

The study was carried out to detect the presence of Campylobacter in wild birds caught around chicken and duck farms and also in the chickens and ducks in the farms. Of the 70 birds belonging to six species, 18.6% were positive for Campylobacter and of the 101 chickens and 104 ducks sampled, 40% wer...