A cost-effectiveness analysis for Salmonella interventions in the British pig meat production chain
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The SafePork conference series began in 1996 to bring together international researchers, industry, and government agencies to discuss current Salmonella research and identify research needs pertaining to both pig and pork production. In subsequent years topics of research presented at these conferences expanded to include other chemical and biological hazards to pig and pork production.
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In 2002 a British Salmonella monitoring programme for pigs was introduced, with the intention of reducing the prevalence of Salmonella in pigs at slaughter and hence the number of Salmonella cases in humans attributable to British pig meat. While the primary focus has so far arguably been on reducing the prevalence of Salmonella in slaughter pigs, the programme is intended to reduce Salmonella across the whole production chain. In support of this programme, and as part of a large risk-based study, a risk assessment and cost-effectiveness analysis were developed to investigate the effect of the following interventions: vaccination, feeding of organic acids, rodent control, anal bunging and washing and drying of the carcass at dehairing.