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. 2003 Apr;9(4):489-92.
doi: 10.3201/eid0904.020325.

Antimicrobial growth promoters and Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. in poultry and swine, Denmark

Mary C Evans  1 , Henrik C Wegener
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Antimicrobial growth promoters and Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. in poultry and swine, Denmark

Mary C Evans et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

The use of antimicrobial growth promoters in Danish food animal production was discontinued in 1998. Contrary to concerns that pathogen load would increase; we found a significant decrease in Salmonella in broilers, swine, pork, and chicken meat and no change in the prevalence of Campylobacter in broilers.

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Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Danish broiler flocks, chicken meat, swine herds, and pork products, 1995-2001.The arrow indicates February 15, 1998 the date of the voluntary stop of AGP use in broilers. The bar indicates the time period during which antimicrobial growth promoters were withdrawn from use in swine herds.
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Comment in

  • Salmonella in Denmark.
    Collignon P. Collignon P. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Dec;9(12):1656; author reply 1656. doi: 10.3201/eid0912.030310. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003. PMID: 14725312 No abstract available.

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