Teagasc news: Major investigation of salmonella in pigs

A recent three-and-a-half year Teagasc pig research project showed relatively low prevalence of salmonella in feed on farms, and in feed ingredients and compound feed sampled at feed mills.

The finding that feed is a relatively minor source of infection for pigs is welcome news for feed manufacturers and pig producers.

However, strains of salmonella known to cause human illness were recovered both from feedstuffs and pig faeces sampled on the same farm, and from feed/feed ingredients at feed mills — a cause for concern, according to researchers.