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Bailey, Joseph |
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Submitted to: Poultry Science
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 5/4/2004 Publication Date: 7/27/2004 Citation: Bailey, J.S. 2004. Control of Salmonella in poultry production, the European experience - Can it be adopted to the u.S. Poultry Science. 83(S1) pg. 404. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Sweden and Denmark have instituted programs which have significantly controlled Salmonella in broiler chicken production. Sweden's program was initiated about 15 years ago and Denmark' s program was started about 10 years ago. In both programs, extensive testing programs are in place, no Salmonella positive feed is allowed, and all breeder birds that test positive for Salmonella are eradicated. In Sweden the program is continued for final grow-out and no Salmonella positive birds are allowed to be sold to the consumer and any Salmonella positive flocks are killed and disposed of. In Denmark, Salmonella positive grow-out broilers are processed separately, but can be sold to the consumer. Initially the costs of implementing the programs in both Sweden and Denmark were paid for by the government. Sweden has moved to a program that is self insured through industry check-offs. Denmark is attempting to implement a similar insurance program. Final economic analysis for a similar program in the U.S. is ongoing, but it will likely not be economically feasible to implement this same program in the U.S. However, alternative methods of achieving similar results may be possible. The use of live and killed cell vaccines in breeders, competitive exclusion treatments in breeders and broilers, and extensive biosecurity in breeder and broiler operations should yield similar results without the extensive costs of eradication programs. Experience has shown and the European experience has confirmed that the best way to control pathogens in food systems is to control the pathogens on the farm and to prevent them from ever entering the processing plant. |
