Harisberger, M.; Gobeli, S.; Hoop, R.; Dewulf, J.; Perreten, V.; Regula, G. (Switzerland)
Zoonoses and Public Health (2011)
A cross-sectional study on 99 egg producing farms wascarried out from May 2007 to April 2008. After selectionof the farms from a census list by stratified two-stagecluster sampling, 69% of the farmers agreed to partici-pate. Fourteen organic flocks, 33 free-range flocks, 42flocks with access to an outdoor scratching area and 10indoor flocks were included. Each farm was visited once at the end of production,on average 2 weeks before flock depopulation.
four randomly selected hens were sampled by onecloacal swab
AST Method: Broth Microdilution
Reference explicitly reports AST breakpoints: True
Reference reports using a MIC table: False
Is Excluded: False
| Country | Sub-Region | Sub-Region Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | None | None |
| ID | Note | Resolution |
|---|
| Title | Host | Host | Production Stage | Description | ROs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthelmintics use | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Use vs no use. No further specification | 1 |
| Farmer changing clothes | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Shoes and overall vs none | 1 |
| Pigs | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Presence of pigs | 1 |
| Disinfection of stable | Chicken | Layers | Farm | By farmer vs specialist involved | 1 |
| Other poultry production | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Yes vs no | 1 |
| Cats | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Presence of cats on farm vs none | 2 |
| Water supply | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Private vs public | 1 |
| Flock size | Chicken | Layers | Farm | >4001 hens vs 2000 and less | 10 |
| Feed additives | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Use vs no use. No further specification | 1 |
| Farmer changing clothes | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Shoes vs none | 1 |
| Employees | Chicken | Layers | Farm | 3 people and less | 2 |
| Feed additives | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Yes vs no | 1 |
| Flock size | Chicken | Layers | Farm | 2001-4000 hens vs 2000 and less | 10 |
| Pigs | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Yes vs no | 1 |
| Housing type | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Free-range vs outdoor scratching area | 9 |
| Farmer changing clothes | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Overalls vs none | 1 |
| Weeks on farm | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Chickens on farm for > 52 weeks or 52 and fewer weeks | 1 |
| Housing type | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Organic vs outdoor scratching area | 9 |
| Housing type | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Indoor vs outdoor scratching area | 9 |
| Sheep | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Yes vs no | 1 |
| Disinfection of stable | Chicken | Layers | Farm | None vs specialist involved | 2 |
| Wash basin | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Yes vs no - near entrance | 2 |
| Egg boxes | Chicken | Layers | Farm | Reused vs new | 2 |