Herd prevalence of Salmonella enterica infections in Danish slaughter pigs determined by microbiological testing

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 201-213

  Baggesen, D L ^a   Wegener, H C ^a   Bager, F ^b   Stege, H ^a,c   Christensen, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Federation of Danish Pig Producers   (Denmark)

^c Danish Veterinary Service   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggregate test; Epidemiology; Phage types; Salmonella enterica; Sensitivity; Serovars; Slaughter pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000049445     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(95)00563-3     Document Type: Article

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