The self-contained Salmonella Boot Swab Kit was developed by Technical Service Consultants as a simple, safe environmental method for the assessment of Salmonella prevalence in poultry flocks.
The design of the Salmonella Boot Swab Kit eliminates any additional preparation or purchase of extra components and does not require specialist training of employees.
Time and costs can be significantly reduced as sampling can be carried out by producers at their own convenience, combining testing with other duties in the poultry house.
Litter samples for Salmonella detection are simply collected by walking over a poultry house wearing boot swabs pre-moistened in the sampling solution.
Sampled swabs are then sent to the approved testing laboratory for Salmonella detection.
Sterile Salmonella Boot Swabs Kits are available in four different formats for tailored sampling procedures.
TS/15-BSW2A includes two pairs of boot swabs, pre-moistened in 20ml of the Maximum Recovery Diluent (MRD), a pair of gloves and a mini-grip bag.
All components are packed together and sealed in the medical-grade outer bag.
TS/15-BSW2B includes two pairs of boot swabs, pre-moistened in 20ml of MRD, packed and sealed in the first outer bag, a pair of plastic overboots, a pair of gloves and a mini-grip bag packed and sealed in the second outer bag.
TS/15-BSW5A includes five pairs of boot swabs, pre-moistened in 50ml of MRD, a pair of gloves and two mini-grip bags.
All components are packed together and sealed in the medical-grade outer bag.
TS/15-BSW5B includes five pairs of boot swabs, pre-moistened in 50ml of MRD, packed and sealed in the first outer bag, and pair of plastic overboots, a pair of gloves and two mini-grip bags packed and sealed in the second outer bag.
Additional consumables such as plastic overboots, gloves and sample bags may be required by the end users, depending on the sampling procedure adopted.
