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Title: IMPACT OF COMMERCIAL PRE-HARVEST PROCESSES ON THE PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA IN CULL SOWS

Author
item MCKEAN, J - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
item Hurd, Howard
item LARSEN, S - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
item ROSTAGNO, M - FEDERAL UNIV OF LAVRAS
item GRIFFITH, R - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
item Wesley, Irene

Submitted to: Berliner Muchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/5/2001
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This study examined the impact of transport and lairage on Salmonella enterica prevalence in cull sows under commercial conditions. Five sample periods yielded 181 selected culls. Fecal samples were collected at the production site and at a commercial collection point where sows were sorted. At the selected abattoir, multiple slaughter samples were collected for S. enterica culture. After transport and lairage, 41% of cull sows yielded S. enterica in one or more tissues, whereas only 3% and 2% of these animals were positive at the production site and collection point, respectively. The S. enterica serotypes found at the production site and collection point were found at the abattoir, as were an additional 13 serotypes. Transport and lairage practices may contribute to an increased S. enterica contamination immediately prior to slaughter.