Relationships between colostrum supply of suckling piglets and Salmonella prevalence in piglet rearing

摘要

id="__sec1title">BackgroundDespite years of effort, the proportion of serologically Salmonella-conspicuous pig farms has not been significantly reduced. Incoming piglets are considered to be a significant source of Salmonella for feeder-to-finish-farms. Therefore it is important for farrow-to-feeder-farms to deliver Salmonella-inconspicuous piglets. The aim of the present study was to establish a possible link between an inadequate colostrum supply as a side effect of steadily increasing number of piglets born alive and weaned per sow and increasing Salmonella seroprevalence in piglet rearing on Salmonella-conspicuous farms.