Weaned piglets: another factor to be considered for the control of Salmonella infection in breeding pig farms

Abstract Field studies on Salmonella infection in suckling piglets are scarce due to the intrinsic difficulties of collecting proper samples (i.e. tonsils or mesenteric lymph nodes), and most of them rely on the analysis of rectal swabs that limit their accuracy. We used 495 slaughtered 4-weeks-old...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Casanova-Higes, Clara Mª Marín-Alcalá, Sara Andrés-Barranco, Alberto Cebollada-Solanas, Julio Alvarez, Raúl C. Mainar-Jaime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-019-0666-7