Salmonellosis in dogs. II. Prevalence and distribution in greyhounds in Florida.

are located in the major population centers, with four in the Miami area and two in Jacksonville. Several hundred greyhounds are in the state for a part or all of the year. The observations reported here were made chiefly in Jacksonville, where the Central State Public Health Laboratory is located. For comparative purposes some cultures were obtained in Miami. Greyhounds are well disciplined and carefully controlled dogs. Most of their lives are spent in kennel units. From the time of their birth they are handled, trained and managed on a fixed schedule. Feeding, exercise, sleep and even the passing of stool and urine occur at regular hours of the day and night. Except when the greyhound is ill, no excrement is passed in the kennel itself. In general, the dogs of each owner or trainer are a well isolated group, except when participating in racing schedules. The animals are then taken to the tracks, housed in individual kennel units in a