Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388001, Gujarat, India
Online published on 19 December, 2013.
A total of 60 intestinal samples (caecal content) from fresh slaughtered broiler carcass were collected from the retail meat market in and around Anand city. Forty six out of 60 (76.7%) samples were found positive for the Campylobacter spp. The species wise high incidence rate of 82.66% was noted for C. jejuni, whereas lower incidence rate of 10.86% and 6.52% was found for C. coli and other unidentified Campylobacter spp., respectively. C. jejuni was more frequently isolated indicating that this species is distributed widely in the study area.
Incidence, Campylobacter spp., Broilers, Intestinal content
