Testing of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in pig herds based on the natural dynamic of infection

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Nesbakken, Truls ^a,b   Iversen, Terje ^b   Eckner, Karl ^c   Lium, Bjørn ^b,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Meat Research Centre   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Institute for Food and Environmental Analysis   (Norway)

^d Norwegian Pig Health Service   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Faeces; Food safety; Herd level; Pigs; Serology; Tonsils; Y. enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; DATA ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; HERD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE; TONSIL; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEAT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TONSIL; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33747847770     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.04.019     Document Type: Article

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