Diagnosis

The most common diagnostic methods of salmonellosis in animals are: fecal culture; ELISA; and PCR (Table 1).

Test	Advantages	Disadvantages
Fecal Culture	Low cost	No estimate of the population prevalence; slow result; fluctuation of bacteria population
ELISA	Precise	High cost
PCR	Precise, fast result, allow identification of seorotypes	High cost

Table 1. Advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic methods for Salmonella typhimurium.

Post mortem diagnosis

Collect samples for culture and identification: mesenteric lymph nodes, cecum, bile, and crop. The samples should be sent refrigerated.