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Table 2 Comparison of the 11 antibiotic-free pastured broiler farms in this study

From: Predicting foodborne pathogens and probiotics taxa within poultry-related microbiomes using a machine learning approach

Farm

Breed1

No. of flocks

Flock size

Multi-use farm?

Animal type

A

FR

10

> 500

Yes

Layers, swine, cattle, sheep

B

FR, CC

5

< 50

Yes

Layers, swine, goats

C

FR

1

< 50

No

NA

D

FR

1

< 50

No

NA

E

FR, CC

5

50–100

Yes

Layers, swine, cattle, sheep

H

FR

2

> 500

Yes

Layers

I

FR, CC

8

100–500

Yes

Layers, swine, goats

J

FR, CC

2

50

Yes

Layers

K

FR

4

100–500

Yes

Layers, cattle, goats

L

FR

2

> 500

Yes

Layers, swine, cattle, sheep

M

CC

2

50–100

Yes

Layers, swine

  1. 1 FR = Freedom Ranger, CC = Cornish Cross