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. 2010 Apr;74(2):81–90.

Table III.

Proportion of all fecal samples positive for Salmonella based on bacterial culture for each phase of pig production in 10 farrow-to-finish herds in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Number positive
Farm Total number of samples Overall Sows (pooled) Sows (ind) Nursery (pooled) Grow-finish (pooled) Grow-finish (ind)
1 120 77 17/20 10/10 17/30 21/30 12/30
2 96 54 14/20 5/10 1/16 17/25 17/25
3 120 95 17/20 5/10 22/30 28/30 23/30
4 120 2 1/21 0/9 0/30 1/30 0/30
5 120 34 13/20 5/10 2/30 11/30 3/30
6 120 46 12/20 3/10 5/30 15/30 11/30
7 119 18 5/19 2/10 9/30 2/30 0/30
8 104 58 17/20 7/10 13/14 15/30 6/30
9 108 11 5/20 0/10 2/19 3/30 1/29
10 116 12 1/20 1/10 10/26 0/30 0/30
All farms 1143 407/1143 102/200 38/99 81/255 113/295 73/294