title: Antimicrobial growth promoters and Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. in poultry and swine, Denmark.
abstract: The use of antimicrobial growth promoters in Danish food animal production was discontinued in 1998. Contrary to concerns that pathogen load would increase; we found a significant decrease in Salmonella in broilers, swine, pork, and chicken meat and no change in the prevalence of Campylobacter in broilers.
authors.affiliation: Danish Veterinary Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. mce@vetinst.dk
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Henrik C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Wegener
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008460:Meat; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006133:Growth Substances