A cross-sectional and longitudinal study were undenaken for a period of 5 monthsrnidentify current salmundtallae scrotypcs prevailing in selected poultry farms in DebrcrnZeit, Ethiupia. Strotypes of particular interest were S. EnteritiJis and S. Typhimuriumrnwhich are of public health importance and S. Gallinarum which is of economicrnsignificance. In the cross-sectional stud, 8 farms with 20 flocks of chickens were investgated.rn. The farms were subdivided acco rding to ownership. The large state farms rnlarge private farms and small private farms. These farms were labeled from A to H andrnflocks in farms wert labded accordingly.Histoical data of the last 5 year were obtained and analyzed farm A