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- Title
Further monitoring for Salmonella species and Escherichia coil 086 at a bird table in south-west Scotland.
- Authors
Pennycott, T. W.; Cinderey, R. N.; Park, A.; Mather, H. A.; Foster, G.; Grant, D.
- Abstract
Pooled faeces collected from a garden bird table were screened for Salmonella species and Escherichia coli 086, two recognised causes of garden bird mortality. Dead birds found at the site were also screened for these organisms, and bird numbers and meteorological data were recorded. In the first year of the study, 48.5 per cent of the samples were positive for Salmonella Typhimurium DT56 (variant), decreasing to 38.9 per cent in the second year and 12.8 per cent in the third year. E coli 086 was not recovered from any of the 288 samples of pooled faeces tested. S Typhimurium DTSG (variant) was recovered from the carcases of eight birds found dead at the site, and E coli 086 was isolated from three carcases. The degree of contamination of the bird table with S Typhimurium DT56 (variant) was positively correlated with the number of house sparrows observed in the garden, but not with the number of blackbirds, chaffinches or greenfinches.
- Subjects
FECES; SALMONELLA; ESCHERICHIA coli; BIRDS; MORTALITY; SALMONELLA typhimurium; BLACKBIRDS; CHAFFINCHES
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2005, Vol 157, Issue 16, p477
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.157.16.477