Control of Poultry Salmonellosis: Detection of carrier status in Grandparent Farms in Sri Lanka

2016-07-02T00-45-00Z
Source: International Journal of Livestock Research
Nilukshi Liyanagunawardena, Palika Fernando, Roshan Madalagama, Gayani Weerasooriya, Geethanjali Wijewardena, Chandima Samarakoon, Kanchana Abayarathna.
In Sri Lanka, the control programme for Salmonellosis is carried out by Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH), in order to keep Salmonella carrier status at a less than 1% level in poultry breeder flocks. This study was aimed at serologically verifying the Salmonella carrier status in the two Grand Parent farms during the period of 2011- 2013, by performing whole blood agglutination test. In the present study, a total of 10 batches (nA=20915) from one farm and 9 batches (nB=4651) from the other were tested for antibody detection, once the age of the birds reached 20 weeks. The results revealed the Salmonella carrier status to be below 1%, in both farms during the study period as recommended by the DAPH.


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