Title
Salmonella spp in wild birds living around a well-managed Guinea pig farm in the district of Manchay, Lima
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to determine the presence of Salmonella spp in wild birds that live in the surroundings of a well-managed Guinea pig farm. Free-living wild birds were captured (n=185) and eight species were identified: Passer domesticus (63.8%), Volatinia jacarina (16.8%), Troglodytes aedon (2.2%), Pyrocephalus rubinus (1.1%), Molothrus bonariensis (0.5%), Crotophaga sulcirostris (1.1%), Columbina cruziana (12.9%) and Forpus coelestis (1.6%). Samples were taken through cloacal swab. Salmonella spp was isolated in 4.32% (8/185) of the wild birds, but only in Passer domesticus, Volatinia jacarina and Forpus coelestis. Likewise, two enrichment methods were used, obtaining 2.2% (4/185) of samples positive for Salmonella spp with standard enrichment and 3.8% (7/185) with delayed enrichment.
Start page
423
End page
429
Volume
30
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
BiologÃa celular, MicrobiologÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85065610525
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus