Salmonella contamination in pigs at slaughter and on the farm: A field study using an antibody ELISA test and a PCR technique

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-267

  Nowak, Bernhard ^a   von Müffling, Theda ^a   Chaunchom, Sujate ^b   Hartung, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cut off; Fattening pigs; Jejunum; Meat juice antibody ELISA; PCR; Salmonella; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FARM ANIMAL; JEJUNUM; LYMPH NODE; MEAT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SERUM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SMALL INTESTINE; TONSIL;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMANY; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 33947201590     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.10.045     Document Type: Article

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