Incidence of Yersinia enterocolitica 4/O:3 in pigs of Latvian origin at slaughtering
2007
Terentjeva, M., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Berzins, A., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Liepins, E., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
A total amount of 90 pig tonsil samples were investigated to detect presence of Y.enterocolitica 4/O:3. Samples were collected in two large-scale Latvian slaughterhouses from five pig herds during February and March, 2006. Samples were investigated with direct plating onto selective CIN agar plates according to ISO 10273 method, with subsequent cold enrichment for 2 weeks at 4 deg C in accordance with NMKL 117 method. Y.enterocolitica positive isolates were investigated for pyrazinamidase and lipase activity, indole production and salicine, xylose, trehalose fermentation. Slide agglutination reaction with commercial antisera O:3 was carried out for detection of Y.enterocolitica sevovars. Pathogen was isolated from all five herds with 30% mean prevalence. Incidence of Y.enterocolitica 4/O:3 depending on herd varied from 20 to 45%. High incidence of Y.enterocolitica in pig tonsils indicates that animals are important reservoir of this pathogen in Latvia. Further studies about incidence of Y.enterocolitica pathogenic bioserotypes in pig population and contamination pattern with pathogen in slaughterhouses are needed.
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