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The vertical transmission of salmonellas and formic acid treatment of chicken feed: A possible strategy for control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

T. J. Humphrey  and
D. G. Lanning
T. J. Humphrey
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Heavitree, Exeter EX2 5AD, UK
D. G. Lanning
Affiliation:
Lloyd Maunder Ltd, Willand, Nr Cullompton, Devon, UK
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The treatment of feed given to laying hens with 0·5% formic acid reduced significantly the isolation rate of salmonellas and was associated with a reduction in the incidence of infection in newly hatched chicks. These improvements were not sustained until slaughter, however, as growing birds acquired salmonellas, probably from feed which was not acid treated. The data indicate that formic acid treatment of chicken food could have important benefits for the public health.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 100 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 43 - 49
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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