Salmonella in Apparently Healthy Slaughtered Swike in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2005-06
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A cross-sectional study was conducted on apparent ly health y slaughtered swine a l Addis Ababa
abattoir from October 2004 10 February 2005. The objectives of th e study were to estimate the
prevalence of Salmone/la in slaughter swine, to find out Salmonella serovars distribution. to
detennine the antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolates to selected ant imicrobial agents
and to invt!stigate the association between some potent ial ri sk factors and Salmonella
contamination of carcasses, A to tal of 849 samples, consisting of cecal content (n =:; 278),
mesenteric lymph nodes (n -= 278). carcass swab (n == 277) and scalding water (0 = 16) samples
were collected. The samples were examined for the presence of Salmonella following standard
techniques and procedu res recommended by the Intemational Organization for Standardization
(ISO).
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Swine,salmonella,serotypes, prevalence, antimicrobial resistance Addis ababa Ethiopia