Table 1 Total number of animals sampled, and type and number of samples positive for Salmonella in 6 abattoirs
| Â | Â | Â | Number of Positive | Number of Positive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Pooled Samples (%)a | Carcass Swabs (%)b | |||
Abattoir | Herds | Animals | Caeca | Lymph nodes | Caeca/Lymph nodes | Positive herds | Positive pigs |
A | 22 | 110 | 11 (50) | 5 (22.7) | 11 (50) | 6 (27.3) | 6 (5.5) |
B | 30 | 150 | 17 (56.7) | 10 (33.3) | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | 25 (16.7) |
C | 40 | 200 | 19 (47.5) | 8 (20) | 20 (50) | 7 (17.5) | 10 (5) |
D | 26 | 130 | 14 (53.8) | 5 (19.2) | 15 (57.7) | 4 (15.4) | 5 (3.8) |
E | 25 | 125 | 19 (76) | 15 (60) | 19 (76) | 8 (32) | 10 (8) |
F | 21 | 105 | 11 (52.4) | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 12 (57.1) | 38 (36.2) |
Total | 164 | 820 | 91 (55.5) | 52 (31.7) | 97 (59.1) | 50 (30.5) | 94 (11.5) |