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	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Life sciences : Veterinary medicine & animal health
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/109225

Title :	Prevalence of Salmonella serotypes in male mule ducks in Belgium
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Flament, Aline [ > > ]
	Soubbotina, Alexandra [ > > ]
	Mainil, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULg > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires > Bactériologie et pathologie des maladies bactériennes >]
	Marlier, Didier [Université de Liège - ULg > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine des oiseaux, des lagomorphes et des rongeurs >]
Publication date :	2012
Journal title :	Veterinary Record : Journal of the British Veterinary Association
Publisher :	British Veterinary Medicine
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0042-4900
City :	London
Country :	United Kingdom
Keywords :	[en] Salmonella ; Ducks ; Belgium
Abstract :	[en] Salmonella species infections of male mule ducks were studied for 32 months in 100 flocks on nine duck farms in Belgium. The prevalence of Salmonella species infections changed significantly over time (P<0.001) with infection rates of 50, 13.4, 6.7, 2.6 and 2.9 per cent, respectively, at the time of arrival on the farm, at three, six and nine weeks of age, and when the ducks left the breeding unit to enter the force-feeding rooms (at 11 or 12 weeks of age). During the study period, 95 strains of Salmonella were isolated, belonging to 11 serotypes. S Indiana (42.1 per cent) and S Regent (36.8 per cent) were the two most common serotypes, whereas S Typhimurium and S Enteritidis were found only once (1.1 per cent). All isolated strains were resistant to at least two antimicrobials, but resistance to more than five antimicrobials was observed in 21.6 per cent of the strains.
Funders :	grant from B. Lutgen, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Life, Environment and Tourism for the Walloon Region, Belgium
Name of the research project :	Encadrement de la production de foie gras et suivi sanitaire des filières wallonnes de volaille et lapins en Région wallonne
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/109225
DOI :	10.1136/vr.100156

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