TY  - JOUR
T1  - Multi-Microbial Compounds Eliminate or Reduce <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> from
One-third of Poultry Liter Samples Within 8 days
AU - Sheffield, Cynthia L. AU - Crippen, Tawni L. AU - Beier, Ross C. 
JO  - Research Journal of Poultry Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 5
EP  - 8
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5285
DO  - rjpscience.2018.5.8
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjpscience.2018.5.8
KW  - Salmonella typhimurium
KW  -poultry
KW  -litter
KW  -microorganism
KW  -composting
KW  -safety
AB  - Poultry are generally reared on bedding such as wood shavings, peanut or rice hulls. It has become
economically important to reuse poultry litter for multiple flocks often resulting in litter serving as a reservoir
of microbial such as Salmonella, Escherichia and Campylobacter. Previous research demonstrated that during
the pre-harvest feed withdrawal period, bird consumption of contaminated litter can lead to infection of the
upper gastrointestinal tract with Salmonella which presents significant problems during processing. This study
examined efficacy of two commercially available compost enhancers CE1 and CE2) in reducing <i>Salmonella
typhimurium</i> (ST) in poultry litter. After 8 days, CE1 had an average 6-log decrease in ST concentration and
elimination of ST in one third of the samples. CE2 had an average 4-log decrease in ST concentration but did
not eliminate ST from any of the samples. This suggests that both materials could potentially decrease the
down-time required to substantially reduce the ST concentration in reused litter. Further, these materials are
easily incorporated and safe for poultry and humans. This could provide both economic and food safety
advantages to the broiler producers and enhance the overall food safety of poultry products.
ER  -