Legal and ethical aspects of salmonellosis

Salmonellaand on‐farm risk factors in healthy slaughter‐age cattle and sheep in eastern Australia

“…The identification of Salmonella spp and the on‐farm risk factors associated with their presence are necessary to devise effective controls to limit the spread of Salmonella directly to humans or indirectly through contaminated food 12–15 . Of the production systems studied, at the herd or flock level, the highest prevalence of non Dublin Salmonella spp was found in dairies (17%), followed by feedlots (13%).…”

“…The identification of Salmonella spp and the on-farm risk factors associated with their presence are necessary to devise effective controls to limit the spread of Salmonella directly to humans or indirectly through contaminated food. [12][13][14][15] Of the production systems studied, at the herd or flock level, the highest prevalence of non Dublin Salmonella spp was found in dairies (17%), followed by feedlots (13%). Based on the analysis of five pooled samples per property (each containing samples from five animals), dairy cattle were significantly more likely to shed Salmonella in faeces than the other pasture-based production animals: pasture beef cattle, mutton sheep and prime lambs (P < 0.05).…”