Event Title
Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in finishing pigs on-farm, at lairage and assess the likelihood of carriage at slaughter and retail levels. A cross-sectional study targeting ten cohorts of commercial swine farms was conducted for carriage of MRSA.
Book Title
36th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
102-105
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-588
Included in
Animal Diseases Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in market age pigs on-farm, at slaughter and retail pork
Maastricht, Netherlands
This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in finishing pigs on-farm, at lairage and assess the likelihood of carriage at slaughter and retail levels. A cross-sectional study targeting ten cohorts of commercial swine farms was conducted for carriage of MRSA.
