A Randomised Controlled Trial To Reduce Salmonella Infection In Finisher Pigs

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dc.contributor.author Cook, A.
dc.contributor.author Davies, Robert
dc.contributor.author Miller, A.
dc.contributor.author Gopal, R.
dc.contributor.author Byrne, C.
dc.contributor.author Heath, P.
dc.contributor.author Cousens, S.
dc.date 2018-08-13T19:16:58.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-02T06:19:48Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-02T06:19:48Z
dc.date.copyright Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2003
dc.date.issued 2003-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>Twenty-two finisher farms were randomly assigned to an intervention or a comparison group. The intervention group implemented a package of hygiene and biosecurity measures to reduce Salmonella infection, measured by culture of pooled pen faecal samples and use of the meat juice enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MJ-ELISA). Data on hygiene and biosecurity practices were used to calculate compliance scores, which were significantly greater on intervention farms. Salmonella was isolated from 38% (95% confidence interval [ci] 22% - 53%) of pens on intervention farms and 42% (95% ci 27% - 58%) of pens on comparison farms. The prevalence of MJ-ELISA positive pigs on intervention farms was 40% (95% ci 26% - 58%) and 58% (95% ci 41% - 75%) on comparison farms. These differences were not statistically significant. The power of this study was reduced by a strong farm effect. The prevalence of infection amongst introduced pigs at the start of the finisher cycle had a significant impact upon overall pen prevalence.</p>
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dc.identifier.articleid 1296
dc.identifier.contextkey 6021608
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-483
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dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/83638
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dc.subject.disciplines Animal Diseases
dc.subject.disciplines Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
dc.subject.disciplines Epidemiology
dc.subject.disciplines Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
dc.subject.disciplines Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
dc.title A Randomised Controlled Trial To Reduce Salmonella Infection In Finisher Pigs
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