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Monitoring and Surveillance Systems

Detection of Salmonella Antibodies in Oral Fluid Samples from Pigs: A Tool for Easier Monitoring of Fattening Herds?

Authors
  • A. Tschentscher (IVD Innovative Veterinary Diagnostics)
  • C. Erdmann (IVD Innovative Veterinary Diagnostics)
  • C. Lambrecht (Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia)
  • J. Harlizius (Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia)
  • K. Strutzberg-Minder (IVD Innovative Veterinary Diagnostics)
  • S. Schütze (Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia)

Abstract

In Germany, all pig-fattening farms take part in a mandatory serological screening for Salmonella via meat juice or blood samples shortly before slaughtering. Depending on the results, farms are classified in 3 categories (cat. 1: 0-20 % positive samples, cat. 2: 20-40 % positive samples, cat.3 > 40 % positive samples). Within the framework of the German-Dutch INTERREG V A-project Food Protects, we tested for antibodies against Salmonella spp. in oral fluids (OF) for classification of the herds.

How to Cite:

Tschentscher, A., Erdmann, C., Lambrecht, C., Harlizius, J., Strutzberg-Minder, K. & Schütze, S., (2019) “Detection of Salmonella Antibodies in Oral Fluid Samples from Pigs: A Tool for Easier Monitoring of Fattening Herds?”, SafePork 13(1), 115. doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11210

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Published on
2019-08-29