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Prevalence of Salmonella along the farm-to-fork continuum.
| Week | Production stage | Type of sample | # of samples | # Salmonella-positive | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | Farm: growth period | Litter | 50 | 30 | 18.5 |
| Faeces | 50 | 20 | 12.4 | ||
| 5 | Transport and handling | Truck swabs | 10 | 0 | |
| Crate swabs | 10 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Slaughter | Abattoir: carcass rinsate | 40 ml = 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Postslaughter | Caeca | 10 | 0 | ||
| Retail meat | Neck | 10 | 0 | ||
| Thigh | 10 | 0 | |||
| Whole carcass | 10 | 0 | |||
| 6 | House decontamination | Wastewater | 40 ml = 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Total | 162 | 52 | 32.1 | ||
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