Poultry contamination microbes

Skin and feathers: Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter spp, Moraxella spp, Enterobacteriaceae (10^4 - 10^6/g skin), clostridia spores on feet/feathers, micrococci, and most mesophilic flora. litter has high microbial populations: 10^10-10^11 aerobic mesophiles/g, 10^8 psychrotrophs/g, 10^6 E. coli/g