what is salmonella and How is it caused?

salmonella is a gram-negative bacteria that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family. mainly cause the infection of the gastrointestinal tract GIT. it causes disease both in human and poultry.

salmonella infection cause in human:

• through the mouth when they eat contaminated food like contaminated meat
• consumption of the contaminated egg
• person to person transmission through the oral faecal route
• sometimes ready to eat food also the reason to cause salmonella infection like snacks food etc

  sources to get salmonella in chickens:

  1. contaminated feed
  2. chicken poop
  3. direct transmission (chicken to chicken)
  4. through contaminated equipment ( like contaminated hatchery is also the source for the contamination of the salmonella)
  5. poor environment
  6. through contaminated trucks, tires etc

  hope you got it.

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