Analysis of risk factors from salmonella infections and determination of critical control points in poultry industry production chain

This paper encompasses problems related to infection caused by Salmonella spp in poultry. The need to carry out adequate control measures and to provide safe food is emphasized. Using experiences from other countries, critical control points are presented in flocks during rearing and in hatcheries. In attempt to diagnose disease as early as possible and to advise proper therapy, the significance of serology monitoring is underlined. In order to produce safe food there is a need to control disease applying our Regulations concerning eradication of Salmonella spp in poultry flocks that is given in Official paper of Republic of Serbia No 6&88 and also to include serology monitoring in poultry flocks. Veterinary practitioners are expected to perform analysis of critical control points in poultry industry as well as to determine specificity and differences in production for single farms, which would enable more effective struggle with diseases in general. Ovaj rad obuhvata problematiku vezanu za infekciju zivine izazvanu bakterijama iz roda Salmonela. Istaknuta je potreba sprovodjenja adekvatne kontrole zdravlja zivotinja i obezbedjivanje proizvodnje zdravstveno bezbedne hrane. Prikazane su kriticne kontrolne tacke u odgoju zivine i u inkubatorima, a prema iskustvima drugih autora. Radi ranog dijagnostikovanja bolesti i potrebe za blagovremenim sprovodjenjem terapije istaknut je znacaj seroloskog monitoringa koji jos nije regulisan kao zakonska obaveza, a mogao bi da doprinese analizi rizika od infekcije salmonelama. Da bi se postigla proizvodnja zdravstveno bezbedne hrane potrebna je kontrola ovog oboljenja prema Pravilniku za suzbijanje i iskorenjivanje salmoneloze pernate zivine objavljenog u Sluzbenom listu Republike Srbije broj 6/88 i uvodjenje dodatnih testova poput seroloskog monitoringa. Od specijalisticke veterinarske sluzbe ocekuje se da obavija redovnu analizu kriticnih tacaka u lancu proizvodnje i utvrdjuje specificnosti i razlike u proizvodnji za pojedinacne farme, sto bi omogucilo efikasniju borbu sa zaraznim bolestima uopste.