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Title: THE ANTIMICROBIAL DILEMMA IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Author
item Cray, Paula
item Ladely, Scott
item TOLLEFSON, LINDA - FDA
item HEADRICK, MARCIA - FDA
item REEVES, DAVID - UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Submitted to: Manitoba Swine Seminar
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/12/2000
Publication Date: 12/20/2000
Citation: Cray, P.J., Ladely, S.R., Tollefson, L., Headrick, M., Reeves, D. 2000. The antimicrobial dilemma in animal production. Manitoba Swine Seminar. P. 17-26.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Salmonella are ubiquitous in nature and have been recovered from nearly all vertebrates (Taylor and McCoy 1969). Over 2,400 species have been identified. More cases of meat and poultry food borne disease are attributed to Salmonella or Campylobacter than any other agent (USDA: APHIS 1990). In a study of food borne disease from 1977 to 1984, Bryan (1998) observed that pork was responsible for 11% of the Salmonella outbreaks attributed to meat. Lammerding et al. (1988) recovered Salmonella from a number of different animal carcasses at slaughter. While the impact on the consumer is manifested after consumption of contaminated foods, the problem begins with infected animals on the farm.