Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2010
Journal or Book Title
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
Volume
7
Issue
7
First Page
795
Last Page
800
DOI
10.1089=fpd.2009.0459
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the value of deep systemic sub-iliac lymph nodes collected at slaughter as predictors of Salmonella prevalence in live hogs.An observational study was conducted on 24 farms fromSeptember 2006 to February 2009. At least one cohort of market-weight pigs was visited for each farm. Within each cohort, 30 farm fecal samples on farm and 30 sub-iliac lymph nodes from matched pigs at slaughter were collected. Samples were cultured for Salmonella enterica and serotyped by conventionalmethods. Overall, 3.4%(51 of 1490) of farmfeces and 0.06% (1 of 1739) of sub-iliac lymph nodes were Salmonella positive; 71.4% (15 of 21) of farms had at least one positive fecal sample, and 4.2% (1 of 24) had at least one positive sub-iliac lymph node. The median within-farm prevalence of Salmonella in farm fecal samples was 1.7%, ranging from 0% to 38.3%; for sub-iliac lymph nodes the median was 0%, ranging from 0% to 1.1%. The median within-cohort prevalence in farm fecal samples was 0%, ranging from0%to 43.3%; for sub-iliac lymph nodes the median was 0%, ranging from0%to 4%. The predominant serotype detected was Derby, followed by Anatum and Typhimurium (Copenhagen). Salmonella Braenderup was recovered from the sub-iliac lymph node. The low detection rate of Salmonella in sub-iliac lymph nodes (0.06%) limits its usefulness as a dependable predictor of Salmonella contamination originating on farm (3.4%).
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Language
en
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application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Wang, Bing; Welsey, Irene V.; McKean, James D.; and O'Connor, Annette M., "Sub-Iliac Lymph Nodes at Slaughter Lack Ability to Predict Salmonella enterica Prevalence for Swine Farms" (2010). Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Publications. 19.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/vdpam_pubs/19
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Comments
This article is from Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 7 (2010): 795, doi:10.1089=fpd.2009.0459.