A Review of Slaughter Practices and Their Effectiveness to Control Microbial – esp. Salmonella spp. – Contamination of Pig Carcasses
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2023-11
Authors
Viltrop, Arvo
Niine, Tarmo
Tobias, Tijs
Sassu, Elena Lucia
Bartolo, Ilaria Di
Pavoni, Enrico
Alborali, Giovanni Loris
Burow, Elke
Smith, Richard Piers
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Abstract
The BIOPIGEE project (part of the One Health European Joint Programme under Horizon 2020) aimed to identify relevant measures to effectively control Salmonella, and another zoonotic pathogen, hepatitis E virus (HEV) within the pig meat food chain. The aim of this study was to identify biosecurity measures or management practices that are relevant for limiting Salmonella and/or HEV occurrence and spread within pig slaughterhouses. This was with the final goal of compiling a list of biosecurity measures for different processes and operations along the slaughter line with evidence of their effectiveness. To achieve this, a literature review was conducted on studies estimating the effectiveness of measures applied in slaughterhouses to reduce the microbial contamination of pig carcasses. Results of this literature search are discussed and presented in summary tables that could be used as a source of information for the pig slaughter industry to further develop their guidelines on hygienic slaughter.
Keywords
Abattoir, Biosecurity, Slaughter hygiene, Swine, Pork, Hepatitis E virus, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Citation
Viltrop, A, Niine, T, Tobias, T, Sassu, E L, Bartolo, I D, Pavoni, E, Alborali, G L, Burow, E & Smith, R P 2023, 'A Review of Slaughter Practices and Their Effectiveness to Control Microbial – esp. Salmonella spp. – Contamination of Pig Carcasses', Journal of Food Protection, vol. 86, no. 11, 100171, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100171