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Effect of sow skin disinfection on Enterobacteriaceae counts with emphasis on Escherichia coli

The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of sow skin disinfection in commercial breeding conditions on Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli counts. The study included 30 sows from a pig-breeding farm. The ventral part of the sow trunk with mammary glands was disinfected before placing the piglets under the sow. Skin swabs were obtained by use of cellulose sponge and quantitatively analyzed according to the ISO 21528-2:2004 and ISO 16649-2:2001 standard methods. The mean Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli counts were significantly lower after disinfection (P<0.001), resulting in 98.4% and 98.8% reduction, respectively.

pig; mammary gland; bacterial reduction; skin swabs; ISO standards

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