Molecular detection of isolated from commercial chicken.

BACKGROUND

in chicken, specially, the motile salmonellae, causes the food chain unsafe from farm to table and is considered a significant global threat to public health.

AIMS

The present study was carried out for molecular detection of Salmonellae in commercial poultry using PCR.

METHODS

The study was conducted for eight months, from July 2019 to February 2020, and a total of 26 poultry farms, including 15 broiler and 11-layer farms, were visited individually. Pooled faecal samples were obtained from the sheds. A total of 189 necropsy cases were examined for gastrointestinal lesions. Isolation and identification of the organism were done using microbe culture method, and the molecular characterization was performed via PCR targeting A and genes.

RESULTS

The prevalence of salmonellosis in the broiler and layer farms was recorded at 20.0% and 45.4%, respectively, through the traditional gold standard culture method. From 189 necropsy birds, salmonellosis was recorded at 1.58% dead cases. Molecular detection of isolates by PCR targeting A gene was confirmed in 13.33% of the broiler farms and 36.3% of the layer farms. Further detection of was performed by PCR targeting gene by which 11.11% positivity was determined.

CONCLUSION

This study, focused on the prevalence, highlighted the zoonotic importance of the bacterium in the commercial poultry farms, which can subsequently be dispersed into the human food chain causing harmful health effects.