Episootic situation and aetiological structure of poultry salmonellosis in Khmelnytskyi region

Abstract

The article presents the research findings of the epizootic situation and etiological structure of the causative agents of poultry salmonellosis in Khmelnytskyi region for the years 2014-2022. As a result of the analysis, it was established that three types of pathogens of poultry salmonellosis circulate in Khmelnytskyi region: Salmonella enteritidis, S.gallinarum-pullorum and S.typhimurium. The predominant serotype was Salmonella enteritidis (64 cases). During this period, the largest number of poultry salmonellosis cases in various types of researched material ( was recorded in Kamianets-Podilskyi district (69). It was established that the researched material in which salmonellosis pathogens were most often detected were poultry carcasses and their droppings, fewer pathogens of salmonellosis were detected in flushes from equipment, bedding from transport boxes, eggs, etc.