Prevalence of Campylobacter spp isolated from grower-finisher pigs in Ontario.
This study aimed to establish the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in 80 Ontario grower-finisher pig herds. Ninety-nine percent of the isolates yielded Campylobacter, C coli being the most common species detected. Control of this microorganism must rely on careful food processing and storage of pork, rather than on an on-farm approach.
Varela
Norma P
NP
Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
Friendship
Robert M
RM
Dewey
Cate E
CE
D000818:Animals; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*