Eliminate/control salmonella in pigs

Type: Effect

Links from: Item Link details Pig housing, passageways and yards are regularly cleaned Break the cycle of reinfection on pig farms Protective clothing is regularly disinfected and cleaned on pig farms Reduce salmonella in slurry and manure on pig farms Promptly and carefully dispose of dead livestock, afterbirths (and similar material that might encourage foxes and other scavengers) on pig farms Include organic acids in pig feed or water supply Stress increases the shedding of salmonella, so should be minimised Pig farm workers are provided with and use protective clothing

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Links to: Link details Item Reduce the incidence of salmonella in pigs

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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Friday 30 October 2009