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Salmonella spp. is one of the most important bacterial pathogens of pigeons. The most common pigeon pathogen in Europe is Salmonella typhimurium var. Copenhagen, phage types PT2, PT99 and PT46, belonging to the serological group B (9, 14). Young pigeons are at the highest risk of infection, although deaths occur in birds of allages (5, 16). The main problem in combating salmonellosis is the long-term asymptomatic carrier status for this pathogen (5, 12). If Salmonella is isolated, treatment of all pigeons in the flock should be conducted, along with sanitisation/ disinfection (5). The duration of the recommended antibiotic therapy is 14 to 21 days, and if a positive culture result is obtained again after 3 to 6 weeks, the therapy should be repeated (16). The antibiotic should be selected as indicated by antibiogram. In the studies of organs of clinically healthy wild pigeons conducted to date in Poland, Salmonella was isolated in approximately 11% of cases (11), while in the Czech Republic this bacterium was found in 33% of cases (7). In Poland, homing and ornamental pigeons are reared, and treatment of these birds is not subject to strict veterinary checks as in the case of pigeons reared for fattening. Therefore, the problem of excessive use of antibiotics by breeders exists. The aim of this study was to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. isolates obtained from domestic pigeons, and to analyse the dynamic changes in the profiles of resistance to the tested antibiotics throughout the ten-year duration of the study. Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. isolated from domestic pigeons Columba livia var. domestica in 2007-2017 in Poland