Exploring the risk factors for Salmonella in the ten biggest Belgian pig slaughterhouses
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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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The goal of this work is to identify the risk factors related to Salmonella in the porcine die at the stage of the slaughterhouse. Thanks to investigations carried out into the ten biggest Belgian slaughterhouses, data concerning the manufacturing process and the working methods were gathered. Moreover, an access to the microbiological results carried out on these companies within the framework of the official plans of monitoring was asked to the Belgian Food Agency. A data base allowing to test the influence of risk factors on the presence of Salmonella was established. To quantify a relation between a risk factor and the presence of Salmonella, statistical methods such as the logistic regressions were used.