A 10-day vacancy period after cleaning and disinfection has no effect on the bacterial load in pig nursery units

Biosecurity measures such as cleaning, disinfection and a vacancy period between production cycles on pig farms are essential to prevent disease outbreaks. No studies have tested the effect of a longer vacancy period on bacterial load in nursery units. The present study evaluated the effect of a 10-...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC veterinary research 2016-10, Vol.12 (1), p.236-236, Article 236
Hauptverfasser: Luyckx, K, Millet, S, Van Weyenberg, S, Herman, L, Heyndrickx, M, Dewulf, J, De Reu, K
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Zusammenfassung:Biosecurity measures such as cleaning, disinfection and a vacancy period between production cycles on pig farms are essential to prevent disease outbreaks. No studies have tested the effect of a longer vacancy period on bacterial load in nursery units. The present study evaluated the effect of a 10-day vacancy period in pig nursery units on total aerobic flora, Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli, faecal coliforms and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Three vacancy periods of 10 days were monitored, each time applied in 3 units. The microbiological load was measured before disinfection and at 1, 4, 7 and 10 days after disinfection. No significant decrease or increase in E. coli, faecal coliforms, MRSA and Enterococcus spp. was noticed. Total aerobic flora counts were the lowest on day 4 after disinfection (i.e. 4.07 log CFU/625 cm ) (P 
ISSN:1746-6148
1746-6148
DOI:10.1186/s12917-016-0850-1