Study highlights risk of high Salmonella exposure, more persistent serotypes

<p>Feed conversion takes a bigger hit in birds with higher Salmonella exposure, while Salmonella Reading outlasts other serotypes through the grow-out period, suggests new work from the University of Georgia. <br/><br/>Chapters:<br/>0:00 Intro - The University of Georgia conducted a study on the effect of Salmonella on broiler performance<br/>0:40 Davis Fenster, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia<br/>0:45 Study description<br/>1:11 Numerous Salmonella serotypes tend to circulate concurrently<br/>1:24 Study design and population<br/>2:08 Study looked at both bird performance and the actual colonization of Salmonella serotypes<br/>2:20 Study results - no differences in body weight gain, but feed intake was affected, as was feed conversion<br/>3:15 Higher inoculation doses of Salmonella resulted in birds not being able to convert feed to body weight gain<br/>3:30 Understanding the feed conversion ratio<br/>4:30 Differences in levels of Salmonella persistence were seen betw...