Association between pigs with high caecal Salmonella loads and carcass contamination

• Published in: International journal of food microbiology Vol. 242; pp. 82 - 86
• Main Authors: Pesciaroli, M., Cucco, L., De Luca, S., Massacci, F.R., Maresca, C., Medici, L., Paniccià, M., Scoccia, E., Staffolani, M., Pezzotti, G., Magistrali, C.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 02.02.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Abattoirs; Animals; Bacterial infections; Carcasses; Cecum - microbiology; Contamination; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food Contamination - analysis; Food sources; Foodborne diseases; Health risks; Hogs; Humans; Infections; Italy - epidemiology; Load; Loads (forces); Meat - microbiology; Most probable number; Pig; Pork; Prevalence; Salmonella; Salmonella - isolation & purification; Salmonella - physiology; Salmonella Infections, Animal - epidemiology; Salmonella Infections, Animal - microbiology; Slaughter; Slaughterhouse; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - microbiology; Salmonella; Load; Contamination; Pig; Slaughterhouse

Contaminated pork is a significant source of foodborne Salmonella infections. Pork is contaminated at the slaughterhouse; however, the mechanisms driving Salmonella contamination of carcasses are still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the amount of Salmonella carri...