Salmonella more common on larger commercial farms, study reveals (CIDRAP news brief)

Published on April 26, 2024

In a new comparison of different size poultry farms, researchers at North Carolina State University found that rates of Salmonella and multidrug resistance in fecal and environmental samples were higher on larger commercial farms compared to smaller backyard farms. The study is published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.

The researchers focused on backyard broiler farms. Broiler chickens are those being raised for meat and not eggs. 

Read the news brief here Salmonella more common on larger commercial farms, study reveals | CIDRAP (umn.edu)

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