EP 37 | Paul Flintoff: What Happens When Salmonella Hits a Broiler Farm

Podcast: The Poultry Network Podcast · Jake Davies

Opublikowano: 2026-03-27

In this episode of The Poultry Network Podcast, Tom Woolman and Tom Willings speak with North Yorkshire broiler farmer Paul Flintoff about the serious impact of a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak on his farm. Paul explains how a routine day-18 boot swab, taken as part of the National Control Programme, came back as a Group B positive suspect, with confirmation arriving six days later from APHA. By then, the birds were at an age when thinning would normally begin, so the delay added major feed costs and operational pressure. Once confirmed, the flock could not enter the normal...