The prevalence and load of Salmonella, and key risk points of Salmonella contamination in a swine slaughterhouse in Jiangsu province, China

• Published in: Food control Vol. 87; pp. 153 - 160
• Main Authors: Zhou, Zihao, Jin, Xuanchen, Zheng, Huijuan, Li, Jingwen, Meng, Chuang, Yin, Kequan, Xie, Xiaolei, Huang, Cuiying, Lei, Tianyao, Sun, Xinyu, Xia, Zemiao, Zeng, Yuan, Pan, Zhiming, Jiao, Xinan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Contamination; CRISPR; PFGE; Pig slaughterhouse; Salmonella; Subtyping; Salmonella; PFGE; CRISPR; Pig slaughterhouse; Subtyping; Contamination

We investigated Salmonella contamination in a slaughterhouse in Jiangsu province (China) by analysing prevalences, loads, and serotypes of Salmonella isolates. In total, 480 samples were collected, with total prevalence of 25.4%. High Salmonella prevalence and load were observed at exsanguination an...