Controlling Salmonella in piglets
The presence of Salmonella affects performance, animal health and food safety. To comply with legal and commercial standards, Salmonella control measures need to be implemented as early as possible in the production chain.
Especially at and after weaning, piglets are very susceptible to Salmonella contamination. A customised, integrated approach can protect and empower the animals against Salmonella colonisation and invasion and may reduce its horizontal transmission.
How to recognise
Salmonella infections in swine are mostly asymptomatic.
However, some serotypes cause disease, usually manifested as Septicemia and/or Enterocolitis.
The impact on the farmer
Salmonella affects performance, animal health and food safety. To support performance and health and to comply with legal and commercial Salmonella standards, control measures need to be implemented as early as possible in the production chain.