Salmonella spp in wild birds living around a well-managed guinea pig farm in the district of Manchay, Lima

Authors

  • Kathya Espinoza Ramírez Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima
  • Siever Morales-Cauti Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v30i1.15698

Keywords:

Salmonella spp; wild birds; breeding tech; public health

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to determine the presence of Salmonella spp in wild birds that live in the surroundings of a well-managed guinea pig farm. Free-living wild birds were captured (n=185) and eight species were identified: Passer domesticus (63.8%), Volatinia jacarina (16.8%), Troglodytes aedon (2.2%), Pyrocephalus rubinus (1.1%), Molothrus bonariensis (0.5%), Crotophaga sulcirostris (1.1%), Columbina cruziana (12.9%) and Forpus coelestis (1.6%). Samples were taken through cloacal swab. Salmonella spp was isolated in 4.32% (8/185) of the wild birds, but only in Passer domesticus, Volatinia jacarina and Forpus coelestis. Likewise, two enrichment methods were used, obtaining 2.2% (4/185) of samples positive for Salmonella spp with standard enrichment and 3.8% (7/185) with delayed enrichment.

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Author Biography

  • Siever Morales-Cauti, Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima

    1 Laboratorio de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú

    2 Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima Perú

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Published

2019-03-04

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Artículos Primarios

How to Cite

Espinoza Ramírez, K., & Morales-Cauti, S. (2019). Salmonella spp in wild birds living around a well-managed guinea pig farm in the district of Manchay, Lima. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 30(1), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v30i1.15698