PMID- 18242013
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20081104
LR  - 20081121
IS  - 0378-1135 (Print)
IS  - 0378-1135 (Linking)
VI  - 129
IP  - 3-4
DP  - 2008 Jun 22
TI  - Transmission of pathogenic respiratory bacteria to specific pathogen free pigs at 
      slaughter.
PG  - 325-32
LID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.030 [doi]
AB  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the transmission of pathogenic 
      respiratory bacteria to thirteen 5-month-old specific pathogen free (SPF) pigs, 
      during the slaughtering process in a commercial slaughterhouse. Before 
      transportation, the SPF pigs and the lorry were checked to confirm the absence of 
      pathogenic respiratory bacteria. Nine SPF pigs (group 1) were in contact in a 
      conventional slaughterhouse with finishing pigs, during 4h before slaughtering. 
      Four SPF pigs (group 2) were slaughtered immediately at arrival in the 
      slaughterhouse. Five bacterial pathogens (Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, 
      Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Pasteurella multocida, Haemophilus parasuis and 
      Streptococcus suis) were detected by PCR, after slaughtering, from nasal 
      cavities, tonsils and trachea in the two groups of pigs. Lung samples were PCR 
      negative. Three and four bacterial species were isolated from the pigs of group 2 
      and group 1, respectively. Cultures were negative from the lungs. All the 
      bacterial species present in the SPF pigs were detected by PCR. P. multocida was 
      isolated, from three samples of scalding water before the onset of slaughtering. 
      Our results suggest that the SPF pigs became contaminated mainly by the 
      slaughterhouse environment and the scalding water. Histological examinations 
      revealed that during scalding, contaminated water could reach the trachea and the 
      lungs of pigs. Checks conducted at slaughter for respiratory disorders have to be 
      carried on, but nasal cavities and tonsils are not appropriate for 
      bacteriological investigations. Moreover, bacteriological results obtained from 
      the lungs of slaughtered pigs have to be used with carefulness.
FAU - Marois, Corinne
AU  - Marois C
AD  - Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA), Unite de 
      Mycoplasmologie-Bacteriologie, Ploufragan, France. c.marois@ploufragan.afssa.fr
FAU - Cariolet, Roland
AU  - Cariolet R
FAU - Morvan, Herve
AU  - Morvan H
FAU - Kobisch, Marylene
AU  - Kobisch M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20071204
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Vet Microbiol
JT  - Veterinary microbiology
JID - 7705469
SB  - IM
MH  - *Abattoirs
MH  - Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae/isolation & purification
MH  - Animals
MH  - Female
MH  - Food Contamination/prevention & control
MH  - Haemophilus parasuis/isolation & purification
MH  - Lung/microbiology
MH  - Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/isolation & purification
MH  - Nasal Cavity/microbiology
MH  - Palatine Tonsil/microbiology
MH  - Pasteurella multocida/isolation & purification
MH  - Random Allocation
MH  - Respiratory Tract Infections/microbiology/transmission/*veterinary
MH  - Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
MH  - Streptococcus suis/isolation & purification
MH  - Swine
MH  - Swine Diseases/microbiology/*transmission
MH  - Trachea/microbiology
MH  - *Water Microbiology
EDAT- 2008/02/05 09:00
MHDA- 2008/11/05 09:00
CRDT- 2008/02/05 09:00
PHST- 2007/09/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2007/11/16 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2007/11/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/02/05 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/11/05 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/02/05 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0378-1135(07)00602-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.030 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vet Microbiol. 2008 Jun 22;129(3-4):325-32. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.030. 
      Epub 2007 Dec 4.