Salmonella Prevalence in Turkey Flocks before and after Implementation of the Control Program in Germany

Annemarie Käsbohrer, Andreas Schroeter, Reiner Helmuth and Bernd-Alois Tenhagen
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Annemarie Käsbohrer: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Biological Safety, Berlin D-12277, Germany
Andreas Schroeter: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Biological Safety, Berlin D-12277, Germany
Reiner Helmuth: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Biological Safety, Berlin D-12277, Germany
Bernd-Alois Tenhagen: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Biological Safety, Berlin D-12277, Germany

Agriculture, 2013, vol. 3, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: The objective of the study was to describe the Salmonella prevalence in turkey flocks before and after the implementation of the Salmonella control program in Germany and to identify factors that are potentially associated with the presence of Salmonella in the flocks. To achieve this, all breeding flocks and a representative sample of the fattening flocks were tested for Salmonella . None of the 98 turkey breeding flocks but 31 (10.3%) of 300 turkey fattening flocks were positive for Salmonella spp. in the baseline study during 2006/2007. In 11 (3.7%) fattening flocks S. Enteritidis (1 flock; 0.3%) or S. Typhimurium (8 flocks; 2.7%) or monophasic S. Typhimurium (2 flocks; 0.3%), which are of special public health relevance in Germany, were detected. Logistic regression analysis confirmed that production type and season were significant risk factors for the presence of Salmonella spp. in fattening turkey flocks in Germany. Data from mandatory official testing within the Salmonella control program in 2010 and 2011 revealed that Salmonella prevalence in turkey fattening flocks has decreased significantly to 3.3% and 2.6%. In line with this result, prevalence of S. Enteritidis or S. Typhimurium had decreased to 2.6% and 1.5%. Results indicate that the prevalence of Salmonella in turkey fattening flocks has decreased significantly.

Keywords: Salmonella; public health relevance; turkey; risk factor; production type; control program (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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