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Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners
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 foc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9536149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213397 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.979548 |
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author | Larsen, Katalin M. DeCicco, Melissa Hood, Katherine Etter, Andrea J. |
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description | 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 S. enterica in rural and urban flocks of chickens in the state of Vermont and to determine what attitudes toward and knowledge about S. enterica owners had, as well as what biosecurity practices they used. We conducted two surveys in Vermont between 2019–2022; a pilot study tied to sampling for Salmonella enterica in backyard chicken flocks from 2019–2021 and a statewide study in 2022 to determine the prevalence of backyard chickens in Vermont and obtain representative survey data from backyard chicken owners. We found (i) overall, 19% (8/42) backyard chicken flocks from 2019–2021 had S. enterica, but S. enterica rates varied substantially by year; (ii) backyard chicken owners were wealthier and more educated than the average Vermonter and generally lived in rural areas; (iii) participants in the statewide survey had much lower uptake of good biosecurity habits compared to the pilot survey; (iv) despite increased messaging about backyard chicken-associated salmonellosis and good biosecurity measures over the past several years, uptake of biosecurity measures is inconsistent, and rates of unsafe practices such as kissing or cuddling chickens have increased in Vermont. Overall, the data indicate the need for improved messaging on biosecurity and risks associated with backyard chickens |
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spelling | pubmed-95361492022-10-07 Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners Larsen, Katalin M. DeCicco, Melissa Hood, Katherine Etter, Andrea J. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science 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 S. enterica in rural and urban flocks of chickens in the state of Vermont and to determine what attitudes toward and knowledge about S. enterica owners had, as well as what biosecurity practices they used. We conducted two surveys in Vermont between 2019–2022; a pilot study tied to sampling for Salmonella enterica in backyard chicken flocks from 2019–2021 and a statewide study in 2022 to determine the prevalence of backyard chickens in Vermont and obtain representative survey data from backyard chicken owners. We found (i) overall, 19% (8/42) backyard chicken flocks from 2019–2021 had S. enterica, but S. enterica rates varied substantially by year; (ii) backyard chicken owners were wealthier and more educated than the average Vermonter and generally lived in rural areas; (iii) participants in the statewide survey had much lower uptake of good biosecurity habits compared to the pilot survey; (iv) despite increased messaging about backyard chicken-associated salmonellosis and good biosecurity measures over the past several years, uptake of biosecurity measures is inconsistent, and rates of unsafe practices such as kissing or cuddling chickens have increased in Vermont. Overall, the data indicate the need for improved messaging on biosecurity and risks associated with backyard chickens Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9536149/ /pubmed/36213397 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.979548 Text en Copyright © 2022 Larsen, DeCicco, Hood and Etter. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science Larsen, Katalin M. DeCicco, Melissa Hood, Katherine Etter, Andrea J. Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
title | Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
title_full | Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
title_fullStr | Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
title_full_unstemmed | Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
title_short | Salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in Vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
title_sort | salmonella enterica frequency in backyard chickens in vermont and biosecurity knowledge and practices of owners |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9536149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213397 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.979548 |
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