Long-term experience with competitive exclusion and salmonellas in Finland

Autor: Nuotio Lasse Olavi, Jorma Hirn, Tuula Johansson, E. Nurmi
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 15:281-285
ISSN: 0168-1605
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(92)90059-c
Popis: Poultry production is under strict official control in Finland. Fifteen years after the introduction of ‘competitive exclusion’ treatment the majority of growers (over 70%) use it routinely. The number of Salmonella-positive flocks is less than 5% and the incidence of Salmonella-contaminated broiler carcasses has been 5–11% in the last two years. The average number of Salmonella cells on contaminated carcasses is very low, generally less than 5 per carcass. Between 70 and 80% of human Salmonella infections are contracted abroad, mainly outside the Nordic countries. It is estimated that only 15–20% of some 1200 cases of domestic origin are caused by contaminated poultry.
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