There is tremendous pressure on the US pork industry to ban the prophylactic and growth promotion use of antimicrobials in feed due to the generation of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacterial strains. An important concern is the dissemination of AMR Salmonella…
Longitudinal study to determine Salmonella serovars and identify risk factors associated with their dissemination in commercial swine farm
The purpose of this study was to determine what Salmonella serotypes are present in pigs and their environment on commercial swine farms, and to further characterize and compare Salmonella from different sources. Salmonella isolates were obtained during a longitudinal study…