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Epidemiological characteristics of Salmonella spp. isolated from different stages of commercial swine farms
2005
Suh, D.K. (Research Institute of Health and Environment, Daegu, Republic of Korea) | Jung, S.C. (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, MAF, Anyang, Republic of Korea), E-mail: jungsc@nvrqs.go.kr
Epidemiological characteristics of a total of 48 swine herd with diarrhea or a history of diarrhea in Gyeongsang-do between 1999 and 2000 were performed to evaluate the prevalence of Salmonella spp., their serotypes and antibiotic resistance patterns with respect to the different stages of swine production system. A total of 139 Salmonella spp. (21%) were isolated from 662 fecal samples and the overall herd prevalence of Salmonella spp. ranged from 12.5% to 88%. The average prevalence of Salmonella spp. from swine stages of suckling/nursery, grow/finisher and sow stage were 25.7%, 19.2% and 18.4%, respectively.
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