Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala
Campylobacteriosis caused by Campylobacter spp. is the prime cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Chicken and other poultry birds act as the major reservoir for Campylobacter and thereby play a crucial role in the transmission of this zoonotic disease to humans. The current investigation...
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| description | Campylobacteriosis caused by Campylobacter spp. is the prime cause of bacterial
gastroenteritis worldwide. Chicken and other poultry birds act as the major reservoir for
Campylobacter and thereby play a crucial role in the transmission of this zoonotic disease to
humans. The current investigation was undertaken to study the occurrence of Campylobacter
in organised layer farms and their associated environmental samples. A total of 260 samples
comprising of cloacal swabs, feed, litter, soil, water and handwash of personnel were collected from
two organised layer farms of Thrissur and Ernakulam districts. Isolation and identification of the
organism by conventional culture technique followed by molecular confirmation of Campylobacter
isolates using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) revealed an overall occurrence of 17.31
per cent in layer farms. Majority of the isolates obtained in the study were C. jejuni (75.6 per cent)
followed by C. coli (24.4 per cent). In the current scenario, where the consumer demand for chicken
meat and eggs is continuously increasing, the occurrence of Campylobacter in layer farms needs
to be addressed seriously. Appropriate interventions and control measures at farm level and also
across the poultry production chain is necessary to minimise the impact of the disease on human
health and economy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d35817067e04a2dade96eea58d5ef762023-01-20T06:14:32ZengDirector of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityJournal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences0971-07012582-06052022-12-0153468268710.51966/jvas.2022.53.4.682-687Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central KeralaC. P. Pravitha0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2669-494XJolly Deepa 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-433XC. Latha2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2087-1260B. Sunil 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7769-2856R. Ambily4M.V.Sc scholar, Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur- 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur -680651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala-673576 Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur -680651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.Assitant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy - 680 651, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.Campylobacteriosis caused by Campylobacter spp. is the prime cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Chicken and other poultry birds act as the major reservoir for Campylobacter and thereby play a crucial role in the transmission of this zoonotic disease to humans. The current investigation was undertaken to study the occurrence of Campylobacter in organised layer farms and their associated environmental samples. A total of 260 samples comprising of cloacal swabs, feed, litter, soil, water and handwash of personnel were collected from two organised layer farms of Thrissur and Ernakulam districts. Isolation and identification of the organism by conventional culture technique followed by molecular confirmation of Campylobacter isolates using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) revealed an overall occurrence of 17.31 per cent in layer farms. Majority of the isolates obtained in the study were C. jejuni (75.6 per cent) followed by C. coli (24.4 per cent). In the current scenario, where the consumer demand for chicken meat and eggs is continuously increasing, the occurrence of Campylobacter in layer farms needs to be addressed seriously. Appropriate interventions and control measures at farm level and also across the poultry production chain is necessary to minimise the impact of the disease on human health and economy.https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_ro1rrs.pdf?t=ro1rrscampylobacter spp.layer birdsconventionalpcr |
| spellingShingle | C. P. Pravitha Jolly Deepa C. Latha B. Sunil R. Ambily Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences campylobacter spp. layer birds conventional pcr |
| title | Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala |
| title_full | Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala |
| title_short | Occurrence of Campylobacter spp. in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of Central Kerala |
| title_sort | occurrence of campylobacter spp in organised layer farms and associated environmental samples of central kerala |
| topic | campylobacter spp. layer birds conventional pcr |
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