Airborne infection of laying hens with Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4

Vet Rec. 1992 May 2;130(18):395-8. doi: 10.1136/vr.130.18.395.

Abstract

Hens were exposed to small-particle aerosols containing different concentrations of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4. They developed a systemic infection and some birds were still excreting the organism in the faeces when killed 28 days after infection. S enteritidis was present for a similar period in a wide range of alimentary tract issues and in the ovary and oviduct.

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols
  • Air Microbiology*
  • Animals
  • Chickens*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Intestines / microbiology
  • Intestines / pathology
  • Kidney / microbiology
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Liver / microbiology
  • Liver / pathology
  • Lung / microbiology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Ovary / microbiology
  • Oviducts / microbiology
  • Oviducts / pathology
  • Poultry Diseases / etiology*
  • Poultry Diseases / microbiology
  • Poultry Diseases / pathology
  • Salmonella Infections, Animal / etiology*
  • Salmonella Infections, Animal / microbiology
  • Salmonella Infections, Animal / pathology
  • Salmonella enteritidis / isolation & purification
  • Salmonella enteritidis / physiology*
  • Spleen / microbiology

Substances

  • Aerosols