Proceedings

Salmonella risk categorization of Finnish fattening pig farms

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Abstract

Salmonella spp. prevalence in pigs is very low in Finland, Sweden and Norway compared to other European countries (EFSA and ECDC, 2018). The Finnish Salmonella Control Program for pigs includes bacteriological monitoring at slaughterhouses, and the prevalence of Salmonella culture-positive lymph node samples at slaughter has been < 0.1 % and no Salmonella spp. have been found in carcass swabs or pork during the 2010s (Anon., 2017; https://www.ruokavirasto. fi/globalassets/teemat/zoonoosikeskus/zoonoosit/bakteerien-aiheuttamat-taudit/salmovalvontaohj_ siat2016paivheinakuu2017.pdf, visited January 13, 2019). EFSA (2011) stated that incoming pig batches should be risk-ranked based on the herds’ status of Salmonella spp. and suggested that this ranking could be based on historical serological testing of meat juice. This is in use in some European countries. We piloted serological Salmonella monitoring in Finnish context.

How to Cite:

Felin, E. & Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M., (2019) “Salmonella risk categorization of Finnish fattening pig farms”, SafePork 13(1), 131-132. doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11387