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Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences Assistant Professor Andrea Etter’s<\/a> lab had their first manuscript accepted for publication in Frontiers in Veterinary Science<\/a>, detailing the results from three years of adult backyard chicken sampling for Salmonella enterica<\/em>. This study was funded by Hatch funds from the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station.<\/p>\n The popularity of backyard chickens has been growing steadily over the past ten years, with Covid-19 stay at home orders in 2020 yielding an added boost in popularity. Concurrently, cases of salmonellosis from live poultry exposure have also risen. Previous research on backyard chicken owners has focused primarily on urban chicken owners, which may have differing knowledge and biosecurity habits from rural backyard chicken owners. The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of S. enterica<\/em> in rural and urban flocks of chickens in the state of Vermont and to determine what attitudes towards and knowledge about S. enterica<\/em> owners had, as well as what biosecurity practices they used.<\/p>\n We conducted two surveys in Vermont between 2019-2022; a pilot study tied to sampling for Salmonella enterica<\/em> in backyard chicken flocks from 2019-2021, and a statewide study in 2022 to determine the prevalence of backyard chickens in Vermont, and obtain representative survey data from backyard chicken owners.<\/p>\n We found:<\/p>\n Overall, the data indicate the need for improved messaging on biosecurity and risks associated with backyard chickens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences Assistant Professor Andrea Etter’s lab had their first manuscript accepted for publication in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, detailing the results from three years of adult backyard chicken sampling for Salmonella enterica. 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<\/p>\nThe Publication Abstract<\/h3>\n
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