Event Title
Toxoplasma gondiiprevalence in confinement pig herds measured by meat juice serology at slaughter
Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
The new European food safety legislative demands a risk-based improvement of the processes of meat production from farm to fork instead of just inspecting the carcasses of each slaughtered pig. One major tool to include the pre-harvest stage of meat production is profiling herds serologically especially for latent zoonotic infections. The paper describes the inclusion of continuously serological testing for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using meat juice samples.
Book Title
30th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
87-89
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-582
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Animal Diseases Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
Toxoplasma gondiiprevalence in confinement pig herds measured by meat juice serology at slaughter
Maastricht, Netherlands
The new European food safety legislative demands a risk-based improvement of the processes of meat production from farm to fork instead of just inspecting the carcasses of each slaughtered pig. One major tool to include the pre-harvest stage of meat production is profiling herds serologically especially for latent zoonotic infections. The paper describes the inclusion of continuously serological testing for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using meat juice samples.
