Associations between the proportion of Salmonella seropositive slaughter pigs and the presence of herd level risk factors for introduction and transmission of Salmonella in 34 Danish organic, outdoor (non-organic) and indoor finishing-pig farms

Livestock Science

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 189-199

  Zheng, D M ^a,b   Bonde, M ^b   Sorensen J T ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Correspondence analysis; Organic production; Pig production system; Risk factors; Salmonella seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845989869     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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