Prevalence and Associated risk factors of Salmonella spp. on the pork production ckain in Córdoba, Argentina

VICO JUAN PABLO; ALEU GONZALO; ZOGBI ANA PAOLA; SÁNCHEZ IVANA; LORENZUTTI AUGUSTO MATÍAS; ROSMINI MARCELO; MAINAR-JAIME RAÚL CARLOS

Foz do Iguaçu

Simposio; 12TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS IN PIGS AND PORK; 2017

Embrapa Suínos e Aves, the Brazilian Pig Veterinary Society (Abraves) and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Salmonella is considered a major pathogen in Public Health. Córdoba is animportant region for the production of pork. In this study we estimated the prevalence and risk factors associated with Salmonella at different stages of pig production chain (farms, slaughterhouses and pork sausages industries). The observed prevalence of farms in this study was higher than reported by EU. The main Risk Factors could be linked to the lack of good manufacturing practices in the whole pork chain in the region.