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Learning goals

After working through this resource, employees in industry should be able to:

  • demonstrate the reason why Salmonella is a problem for pig farms although it may not have a direct impact on the pigs' health
  • give examples of different control strategies
  • discuss the most important control strategies against Salmonella in pig farms.

After working through this resource, students in higher education should be able to:

  • demonstrate the reason why Salmonella is a problem for pig farms although it may not have a direct impact on the pigs' health
  • explain the main sources of Salmonella in a farm
  • describe the problems related to silent infections in positive pig farms
  • explain the different approaches regarding the control of Salmonella in a farm
  • describe the problems related to the control of Salmonella in pig farms
  • describe the most important strategies for reduction of the level of Salmonella in a farm.