Table 2 Presence of surface contamination in the DWS of broiler farms
From: Occurrence and characterisation of biofilms in drinking water systems of broiler houses
Broiler Farm | Microbiological analysis | Chemical analysis | Presumable biofilms (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Enumerations (log CFU/20cm2) | n | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Uronic acids | ||||||
TAC | PSEUDO | % a | Quantity (μg/20cm2) | % | Quantity (μg/20cm2) | % | Quantity (μg/20cm2) | ||||
K1 | 8 | 5.53–5.70 – 6.17 | 4.48–4.89 – 5.26 | 8 | 25 | 15.70, 22.40 a | 0 | / b | 0 | / | 25 |
15 | 7.19 ± 1.08 | 6.61 ± 1.12 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
K2 | 6 | 6.28–6.35 – 7.24 | 5.08–6.29 – 7.42 | 6 | 83 | 14.00–15.85 – 16.80 | 17 | 139.44 c | 0 | / | 83 |
K3 | 12 | 4.27 ± 0.64 | 3.36–3.95 – 4.38 | 12 | 75 | 7.10–16.95 – 19.05 | 17 | 59.63, 60.71 d | 17 | 28.40, 43.20 d | 83 |
12 | 6.03–6.97 – 7.63 | 5.32–6.17 – 6.80 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
K4 | 8 | 3.09–4.55 – 4.68 | 1.92–3.19 – 4.19 | 8 | 75 | 5.90–18.40 – 26.85 | 12 | 64.32 c | 0 | / | 75 |
K5 | 9 | 4.30–4.71 – 6.00 | 4.33 ± 0.72 | 9 | 33 | 0.00–0.00 – 16.80 | 22 | 62.52, 94.04 d | 0 | / | 44 |
15 | 7.13 ± 1.05 | 5.20–5.67 – 6.11 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |