Specific Pathogen-Free Pig Herds also Free from Campylobacter?

Summary As Specific Pathogen‐Free (SPF) pig herds are designed and managed to prevent specific pig diseases, it might be feasible to expand the list of micro‐organisms also including zoonotic pathogens such as Campylobacter coli as this agent has its origin in pigs. In a previous survey, 15 of 16 of...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2015-03, Vol.62 (2), p.125-130
Main Authors: Kolstoe, E. M., Iversen, T., Østensvik, Ø., Abdelghani, A., Secic, I., Nesbakken, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal diseases
Animals
Autumn
biosecurity
Campylobacter
Campylobacter - isolation & purification
Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology
Campylobacter Infections - microbiology
Campylobacter Infections - veterinary
Hogs
Humans
Norway - epidemiology
Pathogens
pig herds
Seasons
Specific Pathogen Free
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Swine
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
Swine Diseases - microbiology
Swine production
Time Factors
Zoonoses
Zoonoses - prevention & control
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Summary:Summary As Specific Pathogen‐Free (SPF) pig herds are designed and managed to prevent specific pig diseases, it might be feasible to expand the list of micro‐organisms also including zoonotic pathogens such as Campylobacter coli as this agent has its origin in pigs. In a previous survey, 15 of 16 of SPF herds were found free from human pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica. Accordingly, three nucleus and seven multiplying herds were surveyed for Campylobacter to investigate whether the Norwegian SPF pig pyramid also might be free from this agent. In conclusion, the intervention of Campylobacter at the herd level might be possible as four of 10 SPF herds tested negative in two sets of samples from both autumn 2008 and summer/early autumn 2010. The four negative herds were all located in remote areas several kilometres away from conventional pig farming while the positive SPF farms were all situated in neighbourhoods with conventional pig production. It seems more difficult to control Campylobacter than some specific animal disease agents and another significant zoonotic agent, Y. enterocolitica, in pig herds.
ISSN:1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/zph.12132