Relationship between serological status of sows and the assignment as Salmonella risk farm in the Belgian Salmonella control program

Salmonella is considered as one of the most important food borne pathogens that has potential implications for human health (1). To control Salmonella at the pre-harvest stage, the implementation of a surveillance and control program has been established in the different EU Member States. Since 2005, the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) implemented a National Salmonella surveillance and control program in pigs, the Salmonella Action Plan (SAP), which became compul