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.

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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). doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11210