Herd prevalence of Salmonella enterica infections in Danish slaughter pigs determined by microbiological testing

As a part of a nationwide programme to survey and control salmonella in pig herds, a microbiological survey of 1363 pig herds was performed in Denmark. A total of 13 468 slaughter pigs were examined at slaughter by culture of 5 g of caecal contents. Overall, 30 different serotypes of Salmonella ente...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 1996-04, Vol.26 (3), p.201-213
Main Authors: Baggesen, D.L., Wegener, H.C., Bager, F., Stege, H., Christensen, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aggregate test
ANALISIS MICROBIOLOGICO
ANALYSE MICROBIOLOGIQUE
ANIMAL A VIANDE
ANIMALES DE CARNE
CERDO
DANEMARK
DENMARK
DINAMARCA
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
MEAT ANIMALS
MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
MORBIDITE
MORBIDITY
MORBOSIDAD
Phage types
PORCIN
SALMONELLA
Salmonella enterica
Sensitivity
Serovars
Slaughter pigs
SWINE
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Summary:As a part of a nationwide programme to survey and control salmonella in pig herds, a microbiological survey of 1363 pig herds was performed in Denmark. A total of 13 468 slaughter pigs were examined at slaughter by culture of 5 g of caecal contents. Overall, 30 different serotypes of Salmonella enterica were isolated from 832 pigs (6.2%). The predominant serotype was S. Typhimurium, comprising 536 (64.4%) of the isolates. Four hundred and forty-eight isolates of S. Typhimurium were examined by phage typing, resulting in detection of 17 different phage types (definitive types, DT) with DT12 being the most frequent (49.1%). Salmonella enterica was found in 302 herds (22.2%), S. Typhimurium was found in 61.1% of these. 279 (23.1%) large herds (producing more than 2600 slaughter pigs per year) were found to be salmonella positive compared with 23 (14.7 %) small herds (annual production of 500 to 550 slaughter pigs). Practical constraints in the study design did not allow for a firm conclusion on the interplay among herd size, geographical location and occurrence of salmonella. In 284 of 302 infected herds (94.0%) only one serotype was detected. Infections with two different serovars were seen in 18 herds (6.0%).
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/0167-5877(95)00563-3