Adult poultry: Sources: Patch et al., 2025: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Human Health Implications of Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter spp. in Vermont Backyard Poultry https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zph.70004 Behravesh et al. 2014, Backyard Poultry Flocks and Salmonellosis: A Recurring, Yet Preventable Public HealthChallenge https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/58/10/1432/286842
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Embryology Resources For All
(Guest post by UVM undergraduate Sam Rader) Embryology is the study of animal development and is often taught through hatching chicks. This is an incredibly fun activity for parents, teachers, and students alike that can provide so many hands-on experiences that can be connected to all kinds of important topics like life sciences, economics, and …
Long Time No Write…
Sorry, it’s been busy. I had a baby last spring, and my little one has kept me very busy. We have wrapped up our feed store sampling and will most likely not be doing further backyard flock sampling. We are still working on analyzing the chick data, but we have submitted our analysis of Salmonella …
How do chickens get Salmonella, anyway?
Andrea Etter I don’t think I’ve done a post on this before, so here goes… Ever wonder where chickens get Salmonella from? It turns out there are a lot of options. In our research it seems adults most likely get Salmonella from the environment, feed, wild animals/birds, or each other (yes, feed can contain Salmonella–probably …
What we found in 2022: baby chicks
2022 was our third year of agricultural supply store sampling for Salmonella. We sampled at 9 stores across Vermont, collecting a total of 195 samples from March-July 2022. So, what did we find? Overall positivity rates were slightly higher this year (40.5% vs 34%). Hatcheries not participating in NPIP Salmonella monitoring programs had higher rates …
We’re still doing research!
We have been busy processing samples this summer and going through the review process with our first paper from this project, but we’re looking forward to gathering some more backyard flock samples in August and September. Interested in participating? Check out the options here. We will be at the International Association for Food Protection July …
2022 Samplings Have Started!
We are several weeks into our 2022 chick sampling and have so far we have processed 23 samples. We have found several positive so far, so we’re keeping an eye on things to see what happens! Of course, the vast majority of chick days are still to come, so it’s too soon to know if …
Webinar with Sugar Feather Farm (3/14/22)
Curious to get the “deep scoop” on this project? Check out this webinar we co-hosted with Nicolle Ferrier of Sugar Feather Farm.
Upcoming Webinar (3/14) on Salmonella on backyard chickens
As we’re heading towards the sampling season, we’re partnering with Sugar Feather Farm to present a webinar on our research on Salmonella and chickens/chicks and what that means for backyard chicken owners. To sign up, click the link below. It’ll ensure you get a calendar invite and an email reminder about the webinar the day …
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December Roundup & Planning for Next Season
We’re nearly done with processing all this year’s samples. Some turnover in lab members has led to some sample data getting lost & samples needing to be reprocessed (ugh!). But such is life. The team is now solidified and fully trained, so we’re making good progress & will hopefully close out the 2021 samples prior …
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