| 
              
              
              Open Access  
Copyright: The authors. This article is an open access 
article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 
 
 
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) which permits unrestricted use, 
distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly 
cited. 
 
              
              
              Review 
              
(Published online: 05-03-2015) 
              
              3.
              
              The commercial impact of pig Salmonella
              spp. infections in border-free markets during an economic 
              recession - 
              G. Evangelopoulou, S. 
              Kritas, G. Christodoulopoulos and A. R. Burriel 
              
              Veterinary World, 8(3): 257-272   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              10.14202/vetworld.2015.257-272   G. 
              Evangelopoulou: 
              
              Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 
              Karditsa, Greece;
              
              
              matinavet@hotmail.com S. 
              Kritas: 
              
              Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of 
              Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, MKD, 
              Greece;
              
              
              skritas@vet.auth.gr G. 
              Christodoulopoulos: 
              
              Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary 
              Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 
              Karditsa, Greece;
              
              
              gc@vet.uth.gr A. R. 
              Burriel: Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty 
              of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of 
              Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece;
              
              aburriel@vet.uth.gr   Received: 
              01-12-2014, Revised: 15-01-2015, Accepted: 21-01-2015, Published 
              online: 05-03-2015    
              
              
              Corresponding author:G. Evangelopoulou, e-mail: matinavet@hotmail.com 
 
              Citation: 
              Evangelopoulou 
              G, Kritas S, Christodoulopoulos G, Burriel AR (2015), The 
              commercial impact of pig Salmonella spp. infections in 
              border-free markets during an economic recession, Veterinary 
              World 8(3):257-272. 
 
              Abstract 
 
              The genus Salmonella, a group of important 
              zoonotic pathogens, is having global economic and political 
              importance. Its main political importance results from the 
              pathogenicity of many of its serovars for man. Serovars 
              Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium are 
              currently the most frequently associated to foodborne infections, 
              but they are not the only ones. Animal food products contaminated 
              from subclinically infected animals are a risk to consumers. In 
              border free markets, an example is the EU, these consumers at risk 
              are international. This is why, economic competition could use the 
              risk of consumer infection either to restrict or promote free 
              border trade in animals and their products. Such use of public 
              health threats increases during economic recessions in nations 
              economically weak to effectively enforce surveillance. In free 
              trade conditions, those unable to pay the costs of pathogen 
              control are unable to effectively implement agreed regulations, 
              centrally decided, but leaving their enforcement to individual 
              states. Free trade of animal food products depends largely on the 
              promotion of safety, included in "quality," when traders target 
              foreign markets. They will overtake eventually the markets of 
              those ineffectively implementing agreed safety regulations, if 
              their offered prices are also attractive for recession hit 
              consumers. Nations unable to effectively enforce safety 
              regulations become disadvantaged partners unequally competing with 
              producers of economically robust states when it comes to public 
              health. Thus, surveillance and control of pathogens like 
              Salmonella are not only quantitative. They are also political 
              issues upon which states base national trade decisions. Hence, the 
              quantitative calculation of costs incurring from surveillance and 
              control of animal salmonelloses, should not only include the cost 
              for public health protection, but also the long term international 
              economic and political costs for an individual state. These 
              qualitative and qualitative costs of man and animal Salmonella
              infections should be calculated in the light of free trade and 
              open borders. Understandably, accurate calculation of the economic 
              and political costs requires knowledge of the many factors 
              influencing nationally the quality and safety of pork products and 
              internationally free trade. Thus, how Salmonella pig 
              infections affect commerce and public health across open borders 
              depends on a state’s ability to accurately calculate costs for the 
              surveillance and control of animal salmonelloses in general, and 
              pig infections as a particular example.  
              Keywords: control, economic crisis, pig, Salmonella, 
              salmonellosis.  
 
              References 
 
                
                  | 1. Acheson, D.W. and Keusch, G.T. (1997) Intestinal infections 
                  with Salmonella and Yersinia species. In: LaMont, J.T. and 
                  editor. Gastrointestinal Infections: Diagnosis and Management. 
                  Marcel Dekker Inc., New York. p149-189. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 2. Lo Fo Wong, D.M.A., Hald, T., van der Wolf, P.J. and 
                  Swanenburg, M. (2002) Epidemiology and control measures for 
                  Salmonella in pigs and pork. Livest. Prod. Sci., 76: 215-222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00121-5
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 3. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2010a) The 
                  community summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, 
                  zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in the European union 
                  in 2008. EFSA J., 8(1): 1496, 1-288. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 4. Galanis, E., Lo Fo Wong, D.M.A., Patrick, M.E., Binsztein, 
                  N., Cieslik, A., Chalermchaikit, T., Aidara-Kane, A., Ellis, 
                  A., Angulo, F.J. and Wegener, H.C. (2006) Web-based 
                  surveillance and global Salmonella distribution, 2000-2002. 
                  Emerg. Infect. Dis., 12(13): 381-388. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.050854
 PMid:16704773 PMCid:PMC3291443
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 5. Su, L.H., Wu, T.L. and Chiu, C.H. (2014) Decline of 
                  Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis infections, Taiwan 
                  [letter]. Emerg. Infect. Dis. Available from: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2004.130240 
                  Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 6. FCC, Food Control Consultants Ltd Consortium. (2010) 
                  Analysis of the costs and benefits of setting a target for the 
                  reduction of Salmonella in slaughter pigs for European 
                  Commission Health and Consumers Directorate-General SANCO/2008/E2/036 
                  Final Report. p1-198. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 7. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and ECDC (European 
                  Centre for Disease Prevention and Control). (2014) The 
                  European Union Summary Report on Trends and Sources of 
                  Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Food-borne Outbreaks in 2012. 
                  EFSA J., 12(2): 3547, 312. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 8. Majowicz, S.E., Musto, J., Scallan, E., Angulo, F.J., Kirk, 
                  M., O'Brien, S.J., Jones, T.F., Fazil, A. and Hoekstra, R.M. 
                  (2010) The global burden of nontyphoidal Salmonella 
                  gastroenteritis. Clin. Infect. Dis., 50: 882-889. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/650733
 PMid:20158401
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 9. FCC, Food Control Consultants Ltd Consortium. (2011) 
                  Analysis of the costs and benefits of setting a target for the 
                  reduction of Salmonella in breeding pigs for European 
                  Commission Health and Consumers Directorate-General SANCO/2008/E2/056 
                  Final Report. p1-91. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 10. Scharff, R.L. (2012) Economic burden from health losses 
                  due to foodborne illnesses in the United States. J. Food 
                  Protect., 75: 123-131. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-058
 PMid:22221364
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 11. Mousing, J., Thode Jensen, P., Halgaard, C., Bager, F., 
                  Feld, N., Nielsen, B., Nielsen, J.P. and Bech-Nielsen, S. 
                  (1997) Nation-wide Salmonella enterica surveillance and 
                  control in Danish slaughter swine herds. Prev. Vet. Med., 
                  29(4): 247-261. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-5877(96)01082-3
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 12. Davies, P.R., Funk, J.A., Morrow, W.E.M. (1999) Fecal 
                  shedding of Salmonella by a cohort of finishing pigs in North 
                  Carolina. Swine Health Prod., 7: 231-234. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 13. SANCO Workshop on Salmonella Control in Pigs 26 February 
                  2009. Available from: 
                  http://www.ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/salmonella/other_act_en.htm. 
                  Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 14. EC Commision Regulation No 2160/2003 of the European 
                  Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the 
                  control of Salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic 
                  agents. Official J. Eur. Union, L 325.: 1-15. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 15. EC Commission Regulation No 2073/2005 of November 2005 on 
                  microbiological criteria for foodstuffs. Official J. Eur. 
                  Union L338: 1-26. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 16. EC Commision Regulation No 1441/2007 of 5 December 2007 
                  amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological 
                  criteria for foodstuffs. Official J. Eur. Union L322: 1-12. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 17. Hossain, N., Byrne, B., Campbell, A., Harrison, E., 
                  McKinley, B. and Shah P. (2011) The impact of the global 
                  economic downturn on communities and poverty in the UK. 
                  London: Institute of Fiscal Studies; OpenURL. Available from: 
                  http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/experiences-of-economic-downturn-full.pdf. 
                  Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 18. Centre for Retail Research. (2014) Available from: 
                  http://www.retailresearch.org/whosegonebust.php. Accessed on 
                  30-11-2014. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 19. The Social Justice Committee (SJC). (2003) Water, Land and 
                  Labour: The Impacts of Forced Privatization in Vulnerable 
                  Communities. Halifax Initiative Coalition. Available from: 
                  http://www.s-j-c.net/main/english/images/stories/water_land_labour.pdf. 
                  Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 20. von Braun, J. and E. Díaz-Bonilla, editors. (2008) 
                  Globalization of Food and Agriculture and the Poor. New Delhi: 
                  Oxford University Press. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 21. Winickoff, D.E. and Bushey, D.M. (2010) Science and power 
                  in global food regulation: The rise of the codex alimentarius. 
                  Sci. Technol. Hum. Values, 35: 356-381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0162243909334242
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 22. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2012a) Scientific 
                  report of efsa and ECDC. The European union summary report on 
                  trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne 
                  Outbreaks in 2010. EFSA J., 10(3): 2597. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 23. King, R.P., Gé Backus, B.C, and van der Gaag, M.A. (2007) 
                  Incentive systems for food quality control with repeated 
                  deliveries: Salmonella control in pork production. Eur. Rev. 
                  Agric. Econ., 34: 81-104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbl030
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 24. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2010b) Scientific 
                  opinion on a quantitative microbiological risk assessment of 
                  Salmonella in slaughter and breeder pigs EFSA panel on 
                  biological hazards (BIOHAZ). EFSA J., 8(4): 1547. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 25. Prendergast, D.M., Duggan, S.J., Gonzales-Barron, U., 
                  Fanning, S., Butler, F., Cormican, M. and Duffy, G. (2009) 
                  Prevalence, numbers and characterizations of Salmonella spp. 
                  on Irish retail pork. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 131: 233-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.03.003
 PMid:19345437
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 26. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2008a) Scientific 
                  opinion of the panel on biological hazards on a request from 
                  the European commission on a quantitative microbiological risk 
                  assessment on Salmonella in meat: Source attribution for human 
                  salmonellosis from meat. EFSA J., 625: 1-32. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 27. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2013) Scientific 
                  report of EFSA and ECDC. The European union summary report on 
                  trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne 
                  outbreaks in 2011. EFSA J., 11(4): 3129. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 28. Veterinary Laboratories Agency. (2010) Quantitative 
                  microbiological risk assessment on Samonella in slaughter pigs 
                  and breeder pigs: Final Report. p1-413. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 29. AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians). (2009) 
                  National Survey of Family Doctors Shows Recession Takes 
                  Startling Toll on Patients. Available from: 
                  http://www.aafp.org/media-center/releases-statements/all/2009/nationalsurvey-familydoctors-recession.html. 
                  Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 30. Sussman, J.B., Halasyamani, L.K. and Davis, M.M. (2010) 
                  Hospitals during recession and recovery: Vulnerable 
                  institutions and quality at risk. J. Hosp. Med., 5: 302-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhm.654
 PMid:20533580
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 31. Helms, M., Ethelberg, S and Mølbak, K. (2005) 
                  International Salmonella typhimurium DT104 infections, 
                  1992-2001. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 11: 859-867. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041017
 PMid:15963280 PMCid:PMC3367607
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 32. Boyen, F., Haesebrouck, F., Maes, D., Van Immerseel, F., 
                  Ducatelle, R. and Pasmans, F. (2008) Non-typhoidal Salmonella 
                  infections in pigs: A closer look at epidemiology, 
                  pathogenesis and control. Vet. Microbiol., 130: 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.12.017
 PMid:18243591
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 33. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2009) Joint 
                  opinion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) focused on zoonotic 
                  infections. EFSA J., 7(11): 1372. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 34. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2012b) EFSA panel 
                  on biological hazards (BIOHAZ). Scientific opinion on an 
                  estimation of the public health impact of setting a new target 
                  for the reduction of Salmonella in turkeys. EFSA J., 10(4): 
                  2616, 89. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 35. Lo Fo Wong, D.M.A. and Hald, T. (2000) Salmonella in pork 
                  (SALINPORK): Preharvest and Harvest Control Options based on 
                  Epidemiological, Diagnostic and Economic Research. Final 
                  Report, Contract No: FAIR1 CT95-0400. p1-251. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 36. Gorton, S.J., Kliebensten, J., Beran, G. and Baum D. 
                  (2000) Economic analysis of Salmonella impacts on swine herds. 
                  Staff General Research Papers, Iowa State University, 
                  Department of Economics ASL-R1702. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 37. McNamara, P.E., Liu, X. and Miller, G.Y. (2003) The Costs 
                  of Human Salmonellosis Attributable to Pork: A Stochastic 
                  Farm-to-Fork Analysis. Paper prepared for presentation at the 
                  American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, 
                  Montreal, Canada, July 27-30, 2003. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 38. Roberts, J.A., Cumberland, P., Sockett, P.N., Wheeler, J., 
                  Rodrigues, L.C., Sethi, D. and Roderick, P.J. (2010) The study 
                  of infectious intestinal disease in England: Socio-economic 
                  impact. Epidemiol. Infect., 130: 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268802007690
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 39. Lin-Hui, S. and Cheng-Hsun, C. (2007) Salmonella: Clinical 
                  importance and evolution of nomenclature. Chang Gung Med. J., 
                  30: 210-219. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 40. Fedorka, P.J., Cray, T., Gray, J.T. and Wray, C. (2000) 
                  Salmonella infections in pigs. In: Wray, C. and Wray A, 
                  editors. Salmonella in Domestic Animals. CABI Publishing, New 
                  York. 191-208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9780851992617.0191
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 41. Kingsley, R. and Baumler, A.J. (2000) Host adaptation and 
                  the emergence of infectious disease: the Salmonella paradigm. 
                  Mol. Microbiol., 36: 1006-1014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01907.x
 PMid:10844686
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 42. Evangelopoulou, G., Kritas, S., Govaris, A. and Burriel, 
                  A.R. (2013) Animal salmonelloses: A brief review of "host 
                  adaptation and host specificity" of Salmonella spp. Vet. 
                  World, 6(10): 703-708. http://dx.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2013.703-708
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 43. Clarke, R.C. and Gyles, C.L. (1993) Salmonella. In: Gyles, 
                  C.L. and Thoen, C.O., editors. Pathogenesis of Bacterial 
                  Infections in Animals. 2nd ed. Iowa State University Press, 
                  Ames, Iowa. p133-153. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 44. Uzzau, S., Brown, D.J., Wallis, T., Rubino, S., Leori, G., 
                  Bernard, S., Casadesus, J., Platt, D.J. and Olsen, J.E. (2000) 
                  Host adapted serotypes of Salmonella enteric. Epidemiol. 
                  Infect., 125(2): 229-255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268899004379
 PMid:11117946 PMCid:PMC2869595
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 45. Griffith, R.W., Schwartz, K.J. and Meyerholz, D.K. (2006) 
                  Salmonella. In: Straw, B., Zimmerman, J.J., D'Allaire, S. and 
                  Taylor, D.J., editors. Diseases of Swine. 9th ed. Blackwell 
                  Publishing, Ames, Iowa. p739-754. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 46. Botteldoorn, N., Heyhdrickx, M., Rijpens, N., Grijspeerdt, 
                  K. and Herman, L. (2003) Salmonella on pig carcasses: Positive 
                  pigs and cross contamination in the slaughterhouse. J. Appl. 
                  Microbiol., 95(5): 891-903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02042.x
 PMid:14633017
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 47. Vico, J.P., Rol, I., Garrido, V., San Roma, N.B., Grillo, 
                  M.J. and Mainar-Jaime, R.C. (2011) Salmonellosis in finishing 
                  pigs in Spain: Prevalence, antimicrobial agent 
                  susceptibilities, and risk factor analysis. J. Food Protect., 
                  74(7): 1070-1078. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-515
 PMid:21740708
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 48. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2006a) Opinion of 
                  the scientific panel on biological hazards on the request from 
                  the commission related to "risk assessment and mitigation 
                  options of Salmonella in pig production". EFSA J., 341: 1-131. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 49. Mueller-Doblies, D., McLaren, I., Weaver, J. and Davies, 
                  R.H. (2011) A study of the distribution of Salmonella serovars 
                  in an integrated pig company. Proceedings Book, 9th 
                  International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of 
                  Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork. 
                  19-22 June 2011. Maastricht, The Netherlands. PMid:20633247
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 50. Hauser, E., Tietze, E., Helmuth, R., Junker, E., Blank, 
                  K., Prager, R., Rabsch, W., Appel, B., Fruth, A. and Malorny 
                  B. (2010) Pork contaminated with Salmonella enterica serovar 
                  4,[5],12:i:−, an emerging health risk for humans. Appl. 
                  Environ. Microbiol., 76(14): 4601-4610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02991-09
 PMid:20472721 PMCid:PMC2901716
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 51. Pires, S.M., de Knegt, L. and Hald, T. (2011) 
                  Scientific/Technical Report Submitted to EFSA: Estimation of 
                  the Relative Contribution of Different Food and Animal Sources 
                  to Human Salmonella Infections in the European Union. National 
                  Food Institute. Technical University of Denmark. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 52. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2008b) Report of 
                  the task force on zoonoses data collection on the analysis of 
                  the baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in 
                  slaughter pigs in the EU, 2006–2007. Part A: Salmonella 
                  prevalence estimates. EFSA J., 135: 1-111. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 53. Methner, U., Rammler, N., Fehlhaber, K. and Rosler, U. 
                  (2011) Salmonella status of pigs at slaughter- Bacteriological 
                  and serological analysis. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 151(1): 
                  15-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.07.028
 PMid:21872961
 |  
                  |  |  
                  | 54. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2011) Analysis of 
                  the baseline survey on the prevalence of Salmonella in 
                  holdings with breeding pigs, in the EU, 2008. Part B: factors 
                  associated with Salmonella pen positivity. EFSA J., 9(7): 
                  2329. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 55. Wollin, R. (2007) A study on invasiveness of different 
                  Salmonella serovars based on analysis of the enter-net 
                  database. Euro. Surveill., 12(39): 3275. |  
                  |  |  
                  | 56. Volf, J., Havlickova, H., Hradecka, H., Ondrackova, P., 
                  Matiasovic, J., Faldyna, M. and Rychlik, I. (2010) 
                  Epidemiology and interaction of Salmonella enterica serovar 
                  derby, infantis and typhimurium with porcine alveolar 
                  macrophages. Vet. Microbiol., 146(1-2): 105-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.04.031
 PMid:20554127
 
                    
                      |  |  
                      | 57. Kranker, S., Dahl, J. and Wingstrand, A. (2001) 
                      Bacteriological and serological examination and risk 
                      factor analysis of Salmonella occurrence in sow herds, 
                      including risk factors for high Salmonella seroprevalence 
                      in receiver finishing herds. Berl. Munch. Tierarztl., 
                      114(9-10): 350-352. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 58. van der Wolf, P.J., Wolbers, W.B., Elbers, A.R., van 
                      der Heijden, H.M., Koppen, J.M., Hunneman, W.A., van Schie, 
                      F.W. and Tielen, MJ. (2001a) Herd level husbandry factors 
                      associated with the serological Salmonella prevalence in 
                      finishing pig herds in The Netherlands. Vet. Microbiol., 
                      78(3): 205-219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1135(00)00294-7
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 59. Lo Fo Wong, D.M.A., Dahl, J., Stege, H., van der Wolf, 
                      P.J., Leontides, L., von Altrock, A. and Thorberg, B.M. 
                      (2004) Herd-level risk factors for subclinical Salmonella 
                      infection in European finishing-pig herds. Prev. Vet. 
                      Med., 62(4): 253-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.01.001
 PMid:15068890
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 60. Oliveira, C.J., Carvalho, L.F. and Garcia, T.B. (2006) 
                      Experimental airborne transmission of Salmonella agona and 
                      Salmonella typhimurium in weaned pigs. Epidemiol. Infect., 
                      134(1): 199-209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268805004668
 PMid:16409668 PMCid:PMC2870360
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 61. Loynachan, A.T., Nugent, J.M., Erdman, M.M. and 
                      Harris, D.L. (2004) Acute infection of swine by various 
                      Salmonella serovars. J. Food Protect., 67(7): 1484-1488. PMid:15270506
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 62. Boughton, C., Egan, J., Kelly, G., Markey, B. and 
                      Leonard, N. (2007) Rapid infection of pigs following 
                      exposure to environments contaminated with different 
                      levels of Salmonella τyphimurium. Foodborne Pathog. Dis., 
                      4(1), 33-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2006.58
 PMid:17378706
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 63. Hutchison, M.L., Walters, L.D., Moore, A. and Avery, 
                      S.M. (2005) Decline of zoonotic agents in liquid livestock 
                      wastes stored in batches on-farm. J. Appl. Microbiol., 
                      99(1): 58-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02585.x
 PMid:15960665
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 64. Arrus, K.M., Holley, R.A., Ominski, K.H., Tenuta, M. 
                      and Blank, G. (2006) Influence of temperature on 
                      Salmonella survival in hog manure slurry and seasonal 
                      temperature profiles in farm manure storage reservoirs. 
                      Livest Sci., 102(3): 226-236. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2006.03.021
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 65. Lammerding, A.M. and Fazil A. (2000) Hazard 
                      identification and exposure assessment for microbial food 
                      safety risk assessment. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 58(3): 
                      147-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00269-5
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 66. WHO (World Health Organization). (1980) Report of the 
                      WHO/World Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists 
                      (WAVFH) round table conference on the present status of 
                      the Salmonella problem (prevention and control), 
                      Bilthoven, the Netherlands, 6-10 October. WHO/VPH/81.27. 
                      WHO, Bilthoven. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 67. Pfeiffer, D.U. (2002) Veterinary Epidemiology- An 
                      Introduction. Epidemiology Division Department of 
                      Veterinary Clinical Sciences. The Royal Veterinary 
                      College, University of London. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 68. Barber, D.A., Bahnson, P.B., Isaacson, R., Jones, C.J. 
                      and Weigel, R.M. (2002) Distribution of Salmonella in 
                      swine production ecosystems. J. Food Prot., 65(12): 
                      1861-1868. PMid:12495002
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 69. Leirs, H., Lodal, J. and Knorr, M. (2004) Factors 
                      correlated with the presence of rodents in outdoor pig 
                      farms in Denmark and suggestions for management 
                      strategies. NJAS-Wagen. J. Life Sci., 52(2): 145-161. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 70. Nollet, N., Maes, D., De Zutter, L., Duchateau, L., 
                      Houf, K., Huysmans, K., Imberechts, H., Geers, R., de 
                      Kruif, A. and van Hoof, J. (2004) Risk factors for the 
                      herd-level bacteriologic prevalence of Salmonella in 
                      Belgian slaughter pigs. Prev. Vet. Med., 65(1-2): 63-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.06.009
 PMid:15454327
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 71. Funk, J. and Gebreyes, W.A. (2004) Risk factors 
                      associated with Salmonella prevalence on swine farms. J. 
                      Swine Health Prod., 12(5): 246-251. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 72. Harris, I.T., Fedorka-Cray, P.J., Gray, J.T., Thomas, 
                      L.A. and Ferris, K. (1997) Prevalence of Salmonella 
                      organisms in swine feed. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., 210(3): 
                      382-385. PMid:9057923
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 73. Davies, P.R., Scott Hurd, H., Funk, J.A., Fedorka-Cray, 
                      P.J. and Jones, F.T. (2004) The role of contaminated feed 
                      in the epidemiology and control of Salmonella enterica in 
                      pork production. Foodborne Pathog. Dis., 1(4): 202-215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2004.1.202
 PMid:15992282
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 74. Doyle, A. (2011) Eliminating Salmonella in pigs starts 
                      with clean feed. Available from: 
                      http://www.wattagnet.com/Eliminating_Salmonella_in_pigs_starts_with_clean_feed.html. 
                      Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 75. Feder, I., Nietfeld, J.C., Galland, J., Yeary, T., 
                      Sargeant, J.M., Oberst, R., Tamplin, M.L. and Luchansky, 
                      J.B. (2001) Comparison of cultivation and 
                      PCR-hybridization for detection of Salmonella in porcine 
                      fecal and water samples. J. Clin. Microbiol., 39(7): 
                      2477-2484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.7.2477-2484.2001
 PMid:11427557 PMCid:PMC88173
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 76. Hedemann, M.S., Mikkelsen, L.L., Naughton, P.J. and 
                      Jensen, B.B., (2005) Effect of feed particle size and feed 
                      processing on morphological characteristics in the small 
                      and large intestine of pigs and on adhesion of Salmonella 
                      enterica serovar typhimurium DT12 in the ileum in vitro. 
                      J. Anim. Sci., 83(7): 1554-1562. PMid:15956464
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 77. Farzan, A., Friendship, R.M., Dewey, C.E., Poppe, C. 
                      and Funk, J. (2010) Evaluation of the risk factors for 
                      shedding Salmonella with or without antimicrobial 
                      resistance in swine using multinomial regression method. 
                      Zoonoses Public Health, 57 Suppl 1: 85-93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01357.x
 PMid:21083821
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 78. Hotes, S., Kemper, N., Traulsen, I., Rave, G. and 
                      Krieter, J. (2010) Risk factors for Salmonella infection 
                      in fattening pigs– An evaluation of blood and meat juice 
                      samples, Zoonoses Public Health, 57 Suppl 1: 30-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01361.x
 PMid:21083816
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 79. Arguello, H., Rubio, P. and Carvajal, A. (2012a) 
                      Salmonella control measures at farm in swine production 
                      In: Annous, B.A. and Gurtler, J.B editors. Salmonella - 
                      Distribution, Adaptation, Control Measures and Molecular 
                      Technologies. p504. In Tech, DOI: 10.5772/29531. Available 
                      from: 
                      http://www.intechopen.com/books/salmonella-distribution-adaptation-control-measures-and-molecular-technologies/salmonella-control-measures-at-farm-in-swine-production 
                      p504. Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 80. Leontides, L.S., Grafanakis, E. and Genigeorgis, C. 
                      (2003) Factors associated with the serological prevalence 
                      of Salmonella enterica in Greek finishing swine herds. 
                      Epidemiol. Infect., 131(1): 599-606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268803008732
 PMid:12948357 PMCid:PMC2869998
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 81. Beloeil, P.A., Fravalo, P., Fablet, C., Jolly, J.P., 
                      Eveno, E., Hascoet, Y., Chauvin, C., Salvat, G. and Madec, 
                      F. (2004a) Risk factors for Salmonella enterica subsp. 
                      enterica shedding by market-age pigs in French 
                      farrow-to-finish herds. Prev. Vet. Med., 63(1-2): 103-120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.01.010
 PMid:15099720
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 82. Rajic, A., O'Connor, B.P., Deckert, A.E., Keenliside, 
                      J., McFall, M.E., Re-Smith, R.J., Dewey, C.E. and McEwen, 
                      S.A. (2007) Farm-level risk factors for the presence of 
                      Salmonella in 89 Alberta swine-finishing barns. Can. J. 
                      Vet. Res., 71(4): 264-270. PMid:17955900 PMCid:PMC1940273
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 83. García-Feliz, C., Carvajal, A., Collazos, J.A. and 
                      Rubio, P. (2009) Herd-level risk factors for faecal 
                      shedding of Salmonella enterica in Spanish fattening pigs. 
                      Prev. Vet. Med., (1-2): 130-136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.011
 PMid:19539388
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 84. Smith, J.L. (2003) The role of gastric acid in 
                      preventing foodborne disease and how bacteria overcome 
                      acid conditions. J. Food Protect., 66(7): 1292-1303. PMid:12870767
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 86. Bayer, M. (1999) Factory Farming. Economic Advantage 
                      or Ecological Disaster? A Look at the Economic and 
                      Ecological Aspects of Industrial Swine Production in the 
                      United States. 081-62-0782. Available from: 
                      http://www.sraproject.org/wpcontent/uploads/2007/12/factoryfarmingeconomicadvantageorecologicaldisaster.pdf. 
                      Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 87. Boyle, P. (2014) Industrial Meat. Available from: 
                      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/industrial/consolidation.html. 
                      Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 88. Casal, J., De Manuel, A., Mateu, E. and Martın, M. 
                      (2007) Biosecurity measures on swine farms in Spain: 
                      Perceptions by farmers and their relationship to current 
                      on-farm measures. Prev. Vet. Med., 82: 138-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.05.012
 PMid:17590460
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 89. Meeusen, E.N., Walker, J., Peters, A., Pastoret, P.P. 
                      and Jungersen, G. (2007) Current status of veterinary 
                      vaccines. Clin. Microbiol. Rev., 20(3): 489-510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00005-07
 PMid:17630337 PMCid:PMC1932753
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 90. Haesebrouck, F., Pasmans, F., Chiers, K., Maes, D., 
                      Ducatelle, R. and Decostere, A. (2004) Efficacy of 
                      vaccines against bacterial diseases in swine: What can we 
                      expect? Vet. Microbiol., 100(3-4): 255-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.03.002
 PMid:15145504
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 91. Denagamage, T.N., O'Connor, A.M., Sargeant, J.M., 
                      Rajic, A. and McKean, J.D. (2007) Efficacy of vaccination 
                      to reduce Salmonella prevalence in live and slaughtered 
                      swine: A systematic review of literature from 1979 to 
                      2007. Foodborne Pathog. Dis., 4(4): 539-549. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2007.0013
 PMid:18041963
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 92. Husa, J.A., Edler, R.A., Walter, D.H., Hoick, J.T. and 
                      Saltzman, R.J. (2009) A comparison of the safety, 
                      cross-protection, and serologic response associated with 
                      two commercial oral Salmonella vaccines in swine. J. Swine 
                      Health Prod., 17(1): 10-21. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 93. Roesler, U., Heller, P., Waldmann, K.H., Truyen, U. 
                      and Hensel A. (2006) Immunization of sows in an integrated 
                      pig-breeding herd using a homologous inactivated 
                      Salmonella vaccine decreases the prevalence of Salmonella 
                      typhimurium infection in the offspring. J. Vet. Med. B, 
                      53(5): 224-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00951.x
 PMid:16732880
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 94. Miller, G.Y., Liu, X., McNamara, P.E. and Barber, D.A. 
                      (20050 Influence of Salmonella in pigs preharvest and 
                      during pork processing on human health costs and risks 
                      from pork. J. Food Protect., 68(9): 1788-1798. PMid:16161675
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 95. Leyman, B., Boyen, F., Parys, A., Verbrugghe, E., 
                      Haesebrouck, F. and Pasmans, F. (2011) Application of the 
                      DIVA principle to Salmonella Typhimurium vaccines in pigs 
                      avoids interference with serosurveillance programmes. 
                      Proceedings in International Safepork congress, p: 254-256 
                      Maastrich, The Netherlands, 18-20 June, 2011. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 96. Schneitz, C. and Mead G. (2000) Competitive exclusion. 
                      In: Wray, C. and Wray, A., editors. Salmonella in Domestic 
                      Animals. CABI Publishing, New York. p301-322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9780851992617.0301
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 97. van der Wolf, P.J., van Schie, F.W., Elbers, A.R., 
                      Engel, B., van der Heijden, H.M., Hunneman, W.A. and 
                      Tielen, M.J. (2001b) Administration of acidified drinking 
                      water to finishing pigs in order to prevent Salmonella 
                      infections. Vet. Q., 23(3): 121-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2001.9695097
 PMid:11513253
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 98. Creus, E., Perez, J.F. and Mateu, E. (2005) Effect of 
                      an acidified diet on Salmonella prevalence during the last 
                      term of fattening period. Proceedings of the 6th 
                      International Symposium on the Epidemiology and Control of 
                      Foodborne Pathogens in Pork, California, Sep 6-9. 
                      p287-288. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 99. Creus, E., Pιrez, J.F., Peralta, B., Baucells, F. and 
                      Mateu, E. (2007) Effect of acidified feed on the 
                      prevalence of Salmonella in market-age pigs. Zoonoses 
                      Public Health, 54(8): 314-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.01069.x
 PMid:17894642
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 100. Friendship, R.M., Mounchili, A., McEwen, S. and Rajic 
                      A. (2009) Critical review of on‐farm intervention 
                      strategies against Salmonella. BPEX/ZNCP. Available from: 
                      development.bpex.org.uk/downloads/298614/292327/CriticalreviewofonfarminterventionstrategiesagainstSalmonella.pdf. 
                      Accessed on 23-02-2015. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 101. Theron, M.M. and Lues, J.F.R. (2007) Organic acids 
                      and meat preservation: A review. Food Rev. Int., 23(2): 
                      141-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87559120701224964
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 102. Carrique-Mas, J.J., Bedford, S. and Davies, R.H. 
                      (2007) Organic acid and formaldehyde treatment of animal 
                      feeds to control Salmonella: Efficacy and masking during 
                      culture. J. Appl. Microbiol., 103(1): 88-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03233.x
 PMid:17584455
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 103. Zheng, D.M., Bonde, M. and Sorensen, J.T. (2007) 
                      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. Livest. Sci., 106(2): 189-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2006.08.003
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 104. Anadón, A., Martínez-Larra-aga, M.R. and Aranzazu 
                      Martínez, M. (2006) Probiotics for animal nutrition in the 
                      European Union. Regulation and safety assessment. Regul. 
                      Toxicol. Pharm., 45(1): 91-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.02.004
 PMid:16563585
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 105. Jacela, J.Y., DeRouchey, J.M., Tokach, M.D., Goodband, 
                      R.D., Nelssen, J.L., Renter, D.G. and Dritz, S.S. (2010) 
                      Feed additives for swine: Fact sheets – prebiotics and 
                      probiotics, and phytogenics. J. Swine Health Prod., 18(3): 
                      132-136. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 106. Collazos, J.A., Samaniego, L.M., García, C., de 
                      Castro, L., Carvajal, A. and Rubio P. (2008) Selection and 
                      characterization of anti-salmonella lactic acid bacteria 
                      of porcine origin. Proccedings of 20th International Pig 
                      Veterinary Society Congress. Durban, South Africa, 20.25 
                      June, 2008. p317. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 107. Gebreyes, W.A., Thakur, S. and Morrow, W.E.M. (2006) 
                      Comparison of prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and 
                      occurrence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella in 
                      antimicrobial-free and conventional pig production. J. 
                      Food Protect., 69(4): 743-748. PMid:16629014
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 108. Emborg, H.D., Baggesen, D.L. and Aarestrup, F.M. 
                      (2008) Ten years of antimicrobial susceptibility testing 
                      of Salmonella from Danish pig farms. J. Antimicrob. 
                      Chemother., 62(2): 360-363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkn196
 PMid:18467304
 |  
                      |  |  
                      | 109. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority). (2006b) 
                      Opinion of the scientific panel on biological hazards on 
                      "risk assessment and mitigation options of Salmonella in 
                      pig production". EFSA J., 341: 1-131. |  
                      |  |  
                      | 110. De Busser, E.V., De Zutter, L., Dewulf, J., Houf, K. 
                      and Maes, D. (2013) Salmonella control in live pigs and at 
                      slaughter. Vet. J., 196(1): 20-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.01.002
 PMid:23414643
 |  
                      | 
                        
                          | 111. Williams, L.P. Jr. and Newelln, K.W. (1967) 
                          Patterns of Salmonella excretion in market swine. Am. 
                          J. Public Health North., 57(3): 466-471. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.57.3.466
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 112. Hurd, H.S., McKean, J.D., Griffith, R.W., Wesley, 
                          I.V. and Rostagno, MH. (2002) Salmonella enterica 
                          infections in market swine with and without transport 
                          and holding. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 68(5): 
                          2376-2381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.68.5.2376-2381.2002
 PMid:11976111 PMCid:PMC127561
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 113. Beloeil, P.A., Chauvin, C., Proux, K., Madec, F., 
                          Fravalo, P. and Alioum, A. (2004b) Impact of the 
                          Salmonella status of market-age pigs and the 
                          pre-slaughter process on Salmonella caecal 
                          contamination at slaughter. Vet. Res., 35(5): 513-530. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2004028
 PMid:15369655
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 114. Berends, B.R., Urlings, H.A., Snijders, J.M. and 
                          van Knapen, F. (1996) Identification and 
                          quantification of risk factors in animal management 
                          and transport regarding Salmonella spp. in pigs. Int. 
                          J. Food Microbiol., 30(1-2): 37-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1605(96)00990-7
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 115. Martin-Pelaez, S., Peralta, B., Creus, E., Dalmau, 
                          A., Velarde, A., Perez, J.F., Mateu, E. and Martin-Orue, 
                          S.M. (2009) Different feed withdrawal times before 
                          slaughter influence caecal fermentation and faecal 
                          Salmonella shedding in pigs. Vet. J., 182(3): 469-473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.08.002
 PMid:18805721
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 116. De Busser, E.V, Maes, D., Houf, K., Dewulf, J., 
                          Imberechts, H., Bertrand, S. and De Zutter, L. (2011) 
                          Detection and characterization of Salmonella in 
                          lairage, on pig carcasses and intestines in five 
                          slaughterhouses. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 145(1): 
                          279-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.009
 PMid:21276632
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 117. Swanenburg, M, Urlings, H.A., Keuzenkamp, D.A. 
                          and Snijders, J.M. (2001) Salmonella in the lairage of 
                          pig slaughterhouses, J. Food Protect., 64(1): 12-16. PMid:11198433
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 118. Alban, L. and Sørensen, L.L. (2010) Hot-water 
                          decontamination - an effective way of reducing risk of 
                          Salmonella in pork. Fleischwirtschaft, 6: 60-64. |  
                          |  |  
                          | 119. Kich, J.D., Coldebella, A., Morés, N., Nogueira, 
                          M.G., Cardoso, M., Fratamico, P.M., Call, J.E., 
                          Fedorka-Cray, P. and Luchansky, J.B. (2011) 
                          Prevalence, distribution, and molecular 
                          characterization of Salmonella recovered from swine 
                          finishing herds and a slaughter facility in Santa 
                          Catarina, Brazil. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 151(3): 
                          307-313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.09.024
 PMid:22024043
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 120. Baptista, F.M., Dahl, J. and Nielsen, L.R. (2010) 
                          Factors influencing Salmonella carcass prevalence in 
                          Danish pig abattoirs. Prev. Vet. Med., 95(3-4): 
                          231-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.04.007
 PMid:20537741
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 121. van Hoek, A.H., de Jonge, R., van Overbeek, W.M., 
                          Bouw, E., Pielaat, A., Smid, J.H., Malorny, B., 
                          Junker, E., Löfström, C., Pedersen, K., Aarts, H.J. 
                          and Heres, L. (2012). A quantitative approach towards 
                          a better understanding of the dynamics of Salmonella 
                          spp. in a pork slaughter-line. Int. J. Food 
                          Microbiol., 153(1-2): 45-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.10.013
 PMid:22119458
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 122. Visscher, C.F., Klein, G., Verspohl, J., 
                          Beyerbach, M., Stratmann-Selke, J. and Kamphues J. 
                          (2011) Serodiversity and serological as well as 
                          cultural distribution of Salmonella on farms and in 
                          abattoirs in Lower Saxony, Germany. Int. J. Food 
                          Microbiol., 146(1): 44-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.038
 PMid:21334757
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 123. Hald, T., Wingstrand, A., Swanenburg, M., von 
                          Altrock, A. and Thorberg, B.M. (2003) The occurrence 
                          and epidemiology of Salmonella in European pig 
                          slaughterhouses. Epidemiol. Infect., 131(3): 
                          1187-1203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268803001171
 PMid:14959787 PMCid:PMC2870069
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 124. Gill, C.O. and Bryant, J. (1993) The presence of 
                          Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter in pig 
                          carcass dehairing equipment. Food Microbiol., 10(4): 
                          337-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/fmic.1993.1039
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 125. Bolton, D.J., Pearce, R., Sheridan, J.J., 
                          McDowell, D.A. and Blair, I.S. (2003) Decontamination 
                          of pork carcasses during scalding and the prevention 
                          of Salmonella cross-contamination. J. Appl. 
                          Microbiol., 94(6): 1036-1042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01938.x
 PMid:12752812
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 126. Botteldoorn, N., Herman, L., Rijpens, N. and 
                          Heyndrickx, M. (2004) Phenotypic and molecular typing 
                          of Salmonella strains reveals different contamination 
                          sources in two commercial pig slaughterhouses. Appl. 
                          Environ. Microbiol. 70(9): 5305-5314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.70.9.5305-5314.2004
 PMid:15345414 PMCid:PMC520922
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 127. Alban, L. and Stärk, K.D. (2005) Where should the 
                          effort be put to reduce the Salmonella prevalence in 
                          the slaughtered swine carcass effectively? Prev. Vet. 
                          Med., 68(1): 63-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.01.001
 PMid:15795016
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 128. da Silva, L.E., Dias, V., Ferronatto, A., Guerra, 
                          P., Berno, L., Triches, N., Kich, J.D., Corbellini, 
                          L.G. and Cardoso, M. (2012) Longitudinal dissemination 
                          of Salmonella enterica clonal groups through the 
                          slaughter process of Salmonella-positive pig batches. 
                          J. Food Protect., 75(9): 1580-1588. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-515
 PMid:22947464
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 129. Lawson, L.G., Jensen, J.D., Christiansen, P. and 
                          Lund, M. (2009) Cost-effectiveness of Salmonella 
                          reduction in Danish abattoirs. Int. J. Food Microbiol., 
                          134(1-2): 126-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.03.024
 PMid:19427047
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 130. Baptista, F.M., Halasa, T., Alban, L. and 
                          Nielsen, L.R. (2011) Modelling food safety and 
                          economic consequences of surveillance and control 
                          strategies for Salmonella in pigs and pork. Epidemiol. 
                          Infect., 139(5): 754-764. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810001767
 PMid:20653990
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 131. Argüello, H., Carvajal, A., Collazos, J.A., 
                          García-Feliz, C. and Rubio P. (2012b) Prevalence and 
                          serovars of Salmonella enterica on pig carcasses, 
                          slaughtered pigs and the environment of four Spanish 
                          slaughterhouses. J. Food Res., 45(4): 905-912. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2011.04.017
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 132. Arrach, N., Porwollik, S., Cheng, P., Cho, A., 
                          Long, F., Choi, S.H. and McClelland, M. (2008) 
                          Salmonella serovar identification using PCR-based 
                          detection of gene presence and absence. J. Clin. 
                          Microbiol., 46(8): 2581-2589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02147-07
 PMid:18524964 PMCid:PMC2519459
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 133. Nollet, N., Maes, D., Duchateau, L., Hautekiet, 
                          V., Houf, K., van Hoof, J., De Zutter, L., de Kruif, 
                          A. and Geers R. (2005) Discrepancies between the 
                          isolation of Salmonella from mesenteric lymph nodes 
                          and the results of serological screening in slaughter 
                          pigs. Vet. Res., 36(4): 545-555. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2005014
 PMid:15955280
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 134. Irish Exporters Association. (2008) Latest 
                          information on pork and beef contamination. Available 
                          from: 
                          http://www.irishexporters.ie/section/Latestinformationonporkandbeefcontamination. 
                          Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                          |  |  
                          | 135. WHO (World Health Organization). (2010) Dioxins 
                          and their effects on human health. Fact sheet N°225. 
                          Available from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs225/en/ 
                          Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                          |  |  
                          | 136. Wacker, R. (2013) The European Food Industry's 
                          Horse Meat Scandal. Available from: 
                          http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/4753471/The_European_Food_Industrys_Horse_Meat_Scandal.html?tzcheck=1 
                          Accessed on 30-11-2014. |  
                          |  |  
                          | 137. Nellemann, C., MacDevette, M., Manders, T., 
                          Eickhout, B., Svihus, B., Prins, A.G., Kaltenborn, B.P., 
                          editors. (2009) The environmental food crisis – The 
                          environment's role in averting future food crises. A 
                          UNEP rapid response assessment. United Nations 
                          Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal. Birkeland 
                          Trykkeri AS, Norway. Available from: http://www.grida.no. 
                          Accessed on 30-11-2014 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 138. Garrido, A. and Calatrava, J. (2010) Agricultural 
                          Water Pricing: EU and Mexico. OECD (Organisation For 
                          Economic Co-Operationand Development). Available from: 
                          http://www.oecd.org/italy/45015101.pdf. Accessed on 
                          30-11-2014. |  
                          |  |  
                          | 139. Woods, A. (2011) A historical synopsis of farm 
                          animal disease and public policy in twentieth century 
                          Britain. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B., 366(1573): 
                          1943-1954. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0388
 PMid:21624915 PMCid:PMC3130385
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 140. Wegener, H.C., Hald, T., Lo Fo, W.D., Madsen, M., 
                          Korsgaard, H., Bager, F., Gerner-Smidt, P. and Molbak, 
                          K. (2003) Salmonella control programs in Denmark. 
                          Emerg. Infect. Dis., 9: 774-780. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0907.030024
 PMid:12890316 PMCid:PMC3023435
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 141. Wegener, H.C. (2010) Danish initiatives to 
                          improve the safety of meat products. Meat Sci., 84(2): 
                          276-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.06.025
 PMid:20374786
 |  
                          |  |  
                          | 142. van der Gaag, M.A. (2004) Epidemiological and 
                          economic simulation of Salmonella control in the pork 
                          supply chain. PhD-Thesis Wageningen University and 
                          Applied Research of Animal Science Group. |  
                          |  |  
                          | 143. Goldbach, S.G. and Alban, L. (2006) A 
                          cost-benefit analysis of Salmonella-control strategies 
                          in Danish pork production. Prev. Vet. Med., 77(1-2): 
                          1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.10.008
 PMid:16879887
 |  |  |  |