Field Research Shows Efficacy of Salmonella Vaccines
Field research conducted by Elanco Food Safety and its customers demonstrates that administering Salmonella vaccines to breeders and their progeny resulted in a 43 percent reduction in the overall prevalence of Salmonella and reduced the combined prevalence of serotypes B and D by 26.3 percent in more than 3,800 hot rehang and part rinse samples during a 2-year period.
Poultry processing plants do a tremendous job as the last line of defense, but too much Salmonella can stress the effectiveness of in-plant interventions. Live-side solutions, such as Salmonella vaccines, can help reduce Salmonella loads earlier in the process, so the entire burden does not fall on in-plant interventions.