Risk factors for the prevalence of Salmonella in Belgina slaughter pigs

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2003-01-01
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Nollet, Nathalie
Maes, Dominiek
Duchateau, L.
Huysmans, K.
Greers, Rony
de Kruif, A.
De Zutter, Lieven
Van Hoof, J.
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International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Iowa State University Conferences and Symposia

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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Risk factors for Salmonellosis in pigs were investigated in a cross-sectional study on 62 Belgian farrow-to-finish herds belonging to one slaughterhouse co-operation. Herd data were collected using a questionnaire. The outcome variable, the percentage of positive animals per slaughterhouse delivery, was determined by qualitative Salmonella isolation from the mesenterial lymph nodes. Variables significantly related to the Salmonella prevalence in the univariate analyses were subsequently analysed in a multivariate model. Furthermore, the clustering of Salmonella infection within the pen was studied. The median percentage of positive samples per delivery was 64.5%. In the multivariate model, only type of floor significantly influenced the prevalence independently (p<0.05) with a fully slatted floor leading to the lowest Salmonella prevalence. Clustering between pigs from the same pen could not be demonstrated. The risk factors investigated here could only explain a small amount of the variability between herds.

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