Campylobacter and Salmonella are two leading bacterial
causes of foodborne illness in both the United States and
Europe. Major environmental reservoirs of the two pathogens
include farm animals and wild birds (Pennycott et al., 2006;
McCrea et al., 2006). Through incidental contamination during
livestock and crop production, these pathogens can enter
and proliferate in slaughter, packing and processing systems
and contaminate food to cause human diseases. In addition to
foodborne illness, zoonotic transmission of these pathogens
to humans has been frequently reported
Prior studies reported a wide range of carriage rates for
Campylobacter and Salmonella in small ruminants. For