Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners

Authors

Katalin M Larsen
Melissa DeCicco
Katherine Hood
Andrea J Etter

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

The popularity of backyard chickens has been growing steadily over the past 10 years, with Covid-19 stay at home orders in 2020 yielding an added boost in popularity. Concurrently, cases of salmonellosis from live poultry exposure have also risen. Previous research on backyard chicken owners has focused primarily on urban chicken owners, which may have differing knowledge and biosecurity habits from rural backyard chicken owners. The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of

Volume

9

First Page

979548

Last Page

979548

ISSN

2297-1769

Published In/Presented At

Larsen, K. M., DeCicco, M., Hood, K., & Etter, A. J. (2022). Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners. Frontiers in veterinary science, 9, 979548. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.979548

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

36213397

Department(s)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Document Type

Article