EXPERT TALK: The role of feed in controlling Salmonella in pigs

The European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) estimates that 10% to 20% of human cases of Salmonellosis in the EU can be attributed to the consumption of pig meat and they are now focusing their attentions on reducing this. Many pigs are Salmonella positive at slaughter, as evidenced in EFSA’s 2008 baseline prevalence data, but at farm level even greater percentages of pigs were found to be Salmonella-positive. Salmonella infections in pigs are largely asymptomatic, with a high proportion of