Article
A study of Salmonella in pigs from birth to carcass: serotypes, genotypes, antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles.
International journal of food microbiology - 1 Jan 2013
Bolton Declan J, Ivory Claire, McDowell David
Abstract excerpt
A study was undertaken to investigate Salmonella in pigs at each step from birth to carcass. Environmental and/or pig samples were taken at birth, farrowing, 1st weaning, 2nd weaning, finishing, transport, lairage, bleeding and chilling of carcasses and tested for Salmonella. All isolates were ch...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacteriophage Typing
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Environmental Microbiology
- Food Microbiology
- Genotype
- Longitudinal Studies
- Meat
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Salmonella
- Salmonella Infections, Animal
- Swine
- Virulence Factors
