Composting: A biosecurity measure to maximize the benefit of broilers litter.

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of composting on the count of Salmonella spp., Clostridiumperfringens, and New Castle virus (NDV) isolated from broilers' litter. Moreover, to verify the impact of compost thermal stress on the expression of thermal genes harbored in the isolated bacteria. The prevalence of enteric aerobic and anaerobic infections by Salmonella spp., C. perfringens, and viral infections by NDV were investigated in litter samples collected from 100 broiler flocks by conventional methods and polymerase chain reaction. The samples were positive for Salmonella spp., C. perfringens, and NDV, with prevalence rates of 60%, 55%, and 30%, respectively. An experiment to study the effect of compost on the microbiological quality of litter was applied using five compost

SUBMITTER: Eid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636072 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature