A within-flock model of Salmonella Heidelberg transmission in broiler chickens

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Animals
Canada
Chickens*
Models, Theoretical
Poultry Diseases / microbiology
Poultry Diseases / transmission*
Prevalence
Salmonella Infections, Animal / microbiology
Salmonella Infections, Animal / transmission*
dc.contributor.author
Collineau, Lucie
Phillips, Charly
Chapman, Brennan
Agunos, Agnes
Carson, Carolee
Fazil, Aamir
Reid-Smith, Richard J.
Smith, Ben A.
dc.date.accessioned
2024-07-26T18:36:02Z
dc.date.available
2024-07-26T18:36:02Z
dc.date.issued
2020-01
dc.description.abstract - en
As part of the development of a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) model of third-generation cephalosporins (3GC)-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg, a compartmental (SEIR) model for S. Heidelberg transmission within a typical Canadian commercial broiler chicken flock was developed. The model was constructed to estimate the within-flock prevalence and the bacterial concentration in the barn environment at pre-harvest, and to assess the effect of selected control measures. The baseline scenario predicted an average within-flock prevalence of 23.5 % (95 % tolerance interval: 15.7–31.4) and an average bacterial concentration of 3.579 (0–4.294) log CFU/g of feces in the barn environment at pre-harvest (on the day the flock is sent to slaughter). Because vertical introduction of S. Heidelberg into the barn was already uncommon in the baseline scenario, vaccination of broiler parent flocks appeared to have a negligible effect, while vaccination of broiler chicken flocks substantially reduced the bacterial concentration at pre-harvest. Cleaning and disinfection between batches markedly reduced the within-flock prevalence at pre-harvest, but the effect on bacterial concentration was limited outside of the beginning of the production period. Extending downtime between batches by 7 days had little effect on within-flock prevalence or bacterial concentration of S. Heidelberg when compared to the baseline scenario. This study provides a basis to describe S. Heidelberg dynamics within a broiler chicken flock and to predict the within-flock prevalence and bacterial concentration at pre-harvest, and includes a description of the limitations and data gaps. The results of these analyses and associated uncertainties are critical information for populating QMRA models of the downstream impacts on public health from on-farm and other food-chain practices. Specifically, the study findings will be integrated into a broader farm-to-fork QMRA model to support the risk-based control of S. Heidelberg resistant to 3GC in broiler chicken in Canada.
dc.identifier.doi
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104823
dc.identifier.issn
1873-1716
dc.identifier.pubmedID
31734519
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/2725
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
Elsevier B.V.
dc.rights - en
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights - fr
Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights.openaccesslevel - en
Gold
dc.rights.openaccesslevel - fr
Or
dc.rights.uri - en
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
dc.subject - fr
Santé
dc.subject.en - en
Health
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
dc.title - en
A within-flock model of Salmonella Heidelberg transmission in broiler chickens
dc.type - en
Article
dc.type - fr
Article
local.acceptedmanuscript.articlenum
104823
local.article.journaltitle
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
local.article.journalvolume
174
local.pagination
1-13
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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