Investigation of potential risk factors associated with Salmonella presence in commercial laying hen farms in Nigeria

• Published in: Preventive veterinary medicine Vol. 152; pp. 40 - 47
• Main Authors: Fagbamila, Idowu Oluwabunmi, Mancin, Marzia, Barco, Lisa, Ngulukun, Sati Samuel, Jambalang, Alexander, Ajayi, Olawunmi Toyin, Sati, Nancy, Emennaa, Paulinus, Ankeli, Paul Idoko, Kwaga, Jakob, Abdu, Paul Ayuba, Kabir, Junaidu, Umoh, Jarlath, Ricci, Antonia, Muhammad, Maryam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Animal Husbandry - methods; Animals; Chicken; Chickens; Female; Housing, Animal; Laying hen; Logistic Models; Nigeria - epidemiology; Poultry Diseases - epidemiology; Poultry Diseases - microbiology; Prevalence; Risk factor; Risk Factors; Salmonella; Salmonella - physiology; Salmonella Infections, Animal - epidemiology; Salmonella Infections, Animal - microbiology; Salmonella; Chicken; Risk factor; Laying hen

•Several risk factors were investigated to explain the high prevalence of Salmonella in Nigerian laying hens farms.•Significant risk factors were associated with farm management and structural features.•Estimation of prevalence can serve as a baseline for measuring progress of control measures. In 2...