Prevalence, seasonality, and antimicrobial resistance of thermotolerant Campylobacter isolated from broiler farms and slaughterhouses in East Algeria

The current study was carried out to determine the prevalence, seasonality, and antimicrobial profile of thermotolerant isolated from broiler chickens in Batna, East Algeria, from June 2016 to June 2018. A total of 960 samples, including 480 cloacal swabs, 240 cecal contents, and 240 neck skin samples collected from 6 poultry farms and 12 slaughterhouses, were included in this study. After isolation and identification, susceptibility to seven antimicrobial agents was tested by the disk diffusion method. The seasonality of infection at broiler farms was statistically analyzed. The data showed that 65%, 55%, and 70% of the cloacal swab, neck skin, and cecal content samples were contaminated with thermotolerant strains, respectively (p