Proceedings

Short duration acidified feed use as a pre-slaughter Salmonella intervention

Authors: D. Gilson (Animal Health Care Flanders) , F. Martelli (Animal and Plant Health Agency) , H. Jones (Animal and Plant Health Agency) , R. Davies (Animal and Plant Health Agency) , R. Smith (Animal and Plant Health Agency)

Abstract

Salmonella carriage and shedding in finisher pigs is a risk to carcase contamination at slaughter. The main impacts of Salmonella are for human health, thus, on-farm control strategies must be cost-effective to be implemented by farmers. Organic acids have been demonstrated to have an inhibitory effect on pathogens such as Salmonella, proving particularly successful in the poultry sector.

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How to Cite: Gilson, D. , Martelli, F. , Jones, H. , Davies, R. & Smith, R. (2019) “Short duration acidified feed use as a pre-slaughter Salmonella intervention”, SafePork. 13(1). doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11403