Table 2 Main Salmonella serotypes isolated from *pooled caecal content and lymph node samples and individual carcass swabs collected in each of 6 abattoirs

Sample Type

Abattoir

Total isolates per abattoir

Mono ST

ST

S. Kimuenza

S. London

S. Derby

S. Infantis

S. Anatum

Other

*Lymph Node

A

n = 5

2 (4)

1(2)

-

-

-

-

-

2(4)

B

n = 10

5(10)

3(6)

-

-

-

1(2)

-

1(2)

C

n = 8

4(8)

3(6)

-

-

-

-

-

1(2)

D

n = 5

1(2)

4(8)

-

-

-

-

-

-

E

n = 15

6(12)

5(10)

-

4(8)

-

-

-

-

F

n = 9

3(6)

1(2)

2(4)

-

2(4)

-

-

1(2)

*Caecal Contents

A

n = 11

4(4)

4(4)

-

1(1)

1(1)

-

-

1(1)

B

n = 17

7(8)

6(7)

1(1)

-

-

1(1)

-

2(2)

C

n = 19

11(12)

3(3)

-

-

1(1)

-

2(2)

2(2)

D

n = 14

9(10)

2(2)

-

1(1)

1(1)

1(1)

-

-

E

n = 19

9(10)

1(1)

-

7(8)

1(1)

-

-

1(1)

F

n = 11

3(3)

2(2)

3(3)

-

2(2)

-

-

1(1)

Carcass Swabs

A

n = 6

6(6)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

B

n = 25

17(18)

4(4)

1(1)

-

1(1)

-

-

2(2)

C

n = 8

5(5)

-

-

-

1(1)

-

-

2(2)

D

n = 5

-

5(5)

-

-

-

-

-

-

E

n = 10

3(3)

3(3)

-

1(1)

1(1)

-

-

2(2)

F

n = 38

7(7)

3(3)

25(27)

-

3(3)

-

-

-