The presence of Salmonella Enteritidis in Faecal Samples, Eggs and Poultry Bodies Isolated for Egg Production in Some Regions (Lipjan, Shtime and Ferizaj) of Kosovo

In this study the isolation was done of Salmonella enteritidis from poultry for egg production. Salmonella enteritidis is recognized as the most common serotypes in the emergence of salmonellosis worldwide. The survey included private poultry farms of the region of Lipjan, Shtime, Ferizaj in Kosovo. Samples have been taken mainly from the stool, eggs (white, vitelusi and shells) and organs (liver, spleen, intestines and cloaca), which have been subjected to the method ISO 6579 2002 standard method for detection of Salmonella enteritidis. Extraction and transport of samples collected from farms and private poultry has been done by Codex Alimentary. Examinations are conducted in the Second Level Security Laboratory. In three areas have been explored total 312 samples, where 28 or 8.97 % of them were confirmed to be Salmonella spp. and from these strains 13 were confirmed to be positive for Salmonella enteritidis, expressed as a percentage 4.16 % of total samples analyzed. From total number of isolated strains of Salmonella entertidis in the region of Lipjan, 6 strains or 54.5 % are S. enteritidis by 11 strains of Salmonella spp, from the region of Shtime, 4 strains or 44.4 % belong S. enteritidis from 9 strains total of Salmonella spp. and the Ferizaj Region, a total of 3 strains are identified or 37.5 % of S. enteritidis from 8 strains of Salmonella spp. The largest number of Salmonella enteritidis strains isolated in stool samples obtained from 10 strains, the bodies of two strains and the egg only one strain.