Hostname: page-component-745bb68f8f-b6zl4 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-01-11T03:46:13.751Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Epidemiology of Campylobacter spp. at two Dutch broiler farms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. F. Jacobs-Reitsma ,
A. W. Van de Giessen ,
N. M. Bolder  and
R. W. A. W. Mulder
W. F. Jacobs-Reitsma
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Research Branch Beekbergen, Spelderholt 9, 7361 DA Beekbergen, The Netherlands
A. W. Van de Giessen
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Water and Food Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
N. M. Bolder
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Research Branch Beekbergen, Spelderholt 9, 7361 DA Beekbergen, The Netherlands
R. W. A. W. Mulder
Affiliation:
Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-DLO), Research Branch Beekbergen, Spelderholt 9, 7361 DA Beekbergen, The Netherlands
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Summary

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

Broiler flocks on two Dutch poultry farms were screened weekly for the presence of Campylobacter in fresh caecal droppings during eight consecutive production cycles. Hatchery and fresh litter samples were taken at the start of each new cycle. Water, feed, insects, and faeces of domestic animals, present on the farms were also included in the sampling. Penner seretyping of isolates was used to identify epidemiological factors that contribute to Campylobacter colonization in the broiler flocks. Generally, broiler flocks became colonized with Campylobacter at about 3–4 weeks of age with isolation percentages of 100%, and stayed colonized up to slaughter. A similar pattern of serotypes was found within the various broiler houses on one farm during one production cycle. New flocks generally showed also a new pattern of serotypes. Most serotypes isolated from the laying hens, pigs, sheep and cattle were different from those isolated from the broilers at the same time. Campylobacter serotypes from darkling beetles inside the broiler houses were identical to the ones isolated from the broilers. No Campylobacter was isolated from any of the hatchery, water, feed or fresh litter samples. Conclusive evidence of transmission routes was not found, but results certainly point towards horizontal transmission from the environment. Horizontal transmission from one broiler flock to the next one via a persistent contamination within the broiler house, as well as vertical transmission from breeder flocks via the hatchery to progeny, did not seem to be very likely.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 114 , Issue 3 , June 1995 , pp. 413 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

References

REFERENCES

1.Altmeyer, M, Krabisch, P, Dorn, P. Zum Vorkommen und zur Verbreitung von Campylobacter jejuni/coli in der Jungmastgeflügel-Produktion. 1. Mitteiling Dtsch Tierärztl Wschr 1985; 92: 456–9.Google ScholarPubMed
2.Mead, GC, Hinton, MH. Behaviour of Campylobacters in production, processing and storage of poultry. In: Proceedings Hohenheimer Geflügelsymposium, 1989: 48–57.Google Scholar
3.Jones, DM, Robinson, DA. Occupational exposure to Campylobacter jejuni infection. Lancet 1981: i: 440–1.Google Scholar
4.Christenson, B, Ringner, A, Blücher, C, Billaudelle, H, Gundtoft, KN, Eriksson, G, Böttiger, M. An outbreak of campylobacter enteritis among the staff of a poultry abattoir in Sweden. Scan J Infect Dis 1983; 15: 167–72.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
5.Blaser, MJ, Taylor, DN, Feldman, RA. Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni infections. Epidemiol Rev 1983: 5: 157–76.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
6.Oosterom, J, Notermans, S, Karman, H, Engels, GB. Origin and prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in poultry processing. J Food Prot 1983; 46: 339–44.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
7.Skirrow, MB. Epidemiology of Campylobacter enteritis. Int J Food Microbiol 1991; 12: 9–16.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
8.Evans, SJ. Introduction and spread of thermophilic campylobacters in broiler flocks. Vet Rec 1992; 131: 574–6.Google ScholarPubMed
9.Shane, SM. The significance of Campylobacter jejuni infection in poultry – A review. Avian Path 1992; 21: 189–213.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
10.Shanker, S, Lee, A, Sorrell, TC, Campylobacter jejuni in broilers: the role of vertical transmission. J Hyg 1986; 96: 153–9.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
11.Annan-Prah, A, Jane, M. The mode of spread of Campylobacter jejuni/coli to broiler flocks. J Vet Med B 1988; 35: 11–18.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
12.Van de Giessen, A, Mazurier, SI, Jacobs-Reitsma, W et al. , Study on the epidemiology and control of Campylobacter jejuni in poultry broiler flocks. Appl Environm Microbiol 1992: 58: 1913–17.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
13.Penner, JL, Hennessy, JN. Passive hemagglutination technique for serotyping Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni on the basis of soluble heat-stable antigens. J Clin Microbiol 1980: 12: 732–7.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
14.Jacobs-Reitsma, WF, Maas, HME, Jansen, WH. Penner serotyping of Campylobacter isolates from poultry, using pools of absorbed antisera. In press.Google Scholar
15.Pokamunski, S, Kass, N, Borochovich, E, Marantz, B, Rogol, M, Incidence of Campylobacter spp. in broiler flocks monitored from hatching to slaughter. Avian Pathol 1986; 15: 83–92.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
16.Engvall, A, Bergqvist, A, Sandstedt, K, Danielsson-Tham, ML. Colonization of broilers with Campylobacter in conventional broiler-chicken flocks. Acta Vet Scand 1986; 27: 540–7.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
17.Jacobs-Reitsma, WF. Campylobacter bacteria in breeder flocks. In press.Google Scholar
18.Sjögren, E, Kaijser, B. Serotyping studies of Campylobacter from naturally colonized chickens. Epidemiol Infect 1989; 102: 215–19.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
19.Jacobs-Reitsma, WF. Epidemiology of campylobacter in poultry. PhD-Thesis. Agricultural University Wageningen. The Netherlands. 1994.Google Scholar
20.Weijtens, MJBM, Bijker, PGH, Van der Plas, J, Urlings, HAP, Biesheuvel, MH. Prevalence of Campylobacter in pigs during fattening – an epidemiological study. Vet Quart 1993; 15: 138–43.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
21.Jones, FT, Axtell, RC, Rives, DV, Scheideler, SE, Tarver, FR, Walker, RL, Wineland, MJ. A survey of Campylobacter jejuni contamination in modern broiler production and processing systems. J Food Prot 1992; 54: 259–62.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
22.Humphrey, TJ, Henley, A, Lanning, DG. The colonization of broiler chickens with Campylobacter jejuni: some epidemiological investigations. Epidemiol Infect 1993; 110: 601–7.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed