Irish Veterinary Journal (Jul 2006)

A survey of <it>Salmonella </it>spp and <it>Campylobacter </it>spp in dairy goat faeces and bulk tank milk in the Murcia region of Spain

  • Cortés Carmen,
  • de la Fuente Ricardo,
  • Contreras Antonio,
  • Sánchez Antonio,
  • Corrales Juan C,
  • Martínez Susana,
  • Orden José A

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-0481-59-7-391
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59, no. 7
pp. 391 – 393

Abstract

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Abstract This study was designed to investigate the occurrence of Salmonella spp and Campylobacter spp in faeces samples from 222 healthy Murciano-Granadina dairy goats reared on 12 farms in Spain and in samples of bulk tank milk from 11 of those herds. Neither Salmonella spp nor Campylobacter spp were isolated from any of the samples. Our results suggest that, under the management practices applied to this breed in Spain, Murciano-Granadina goats are not likely to be a significant reservoir for these food-borne pathogens.

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