Ogonowski, K.Barnard, Marie-LuiseGiesecke, W.H.Bigalke, R.D.2015-11-052015-11-0520151984Ogonowski, K, Barnard, ML & Giesecke, WH 1984, 'Bacteriological findings regarding the hygienic safety of poultry litter intended as an ingredient of feeds for ruminants', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 249-252.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50357The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.An investigation of poultry litter intended for use in farm feeds showed that 0,37 %, 0,49 %, 0,25 %and 12,3 % of the 813 samples tested were contaminated with Clostridium spp., haemolytic Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and 21 different species of Salmonella. The findings clearly underline the hygienically dangerous nature of crude poultry litter. The practical implications of the results are briefly discussed, particularly in view of current regulations.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle