title: Prevalence of Salmonella contamination in market-ready geese in Manitoba.
abstract: Salmonella contamination is a major problem in the poultry industry, but no data are available on the prevalence in geese. From two slaughter facilities in Manitoba, 130 carcass rinsings and 315 cloacal swabs from a total of 17 flocks of domestic geese were examined for salmonellae. Sixty percent of the carcass rinsings and 18.4% of the cloacal swabs were positive. Most of the isolates were serotyped, and some analysis of the results is presented. Three culture media were compared, and a modified dulcitol brilliant-green novobiocin medium was found to be more selective than brilliant-green and brilliant-green sulfa agars.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005777:Geese; D008350:Manitoba; D008460:Meat; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media