The effect of rubber flooring on gilt skin bacterial count (CROSBI ID 597855)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | izvorni znanstveni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Ostović, Mario ; Menčik, Sven ; Ekert Kabalin, Anamaria ; Gregurić Gračner, Gordana ; Antunović, Boris ; Mikulić, Marina ; Cvetnić, Željko ; Pavičić, Željko
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The effect of rubber flooring on gilt skin bacterial count
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of rubber flooring on the gilt skin microbiological cleanness. The study was carried out at a commercial pig breeding farm service unit during autumn and winter production cycles, including two groups of 14 gilts each, kept in individual stalls with slatted concrete floor for 28 days. Group 1 gilts served as controls, while in group 2 the stall floor was covered with adjusted textured rubber mat. On cycle days 1, 8, 15 and 28, swabs were obtained from the gilt skin surface and total aerobic mesophilic bacteria (AMB) were enumerated. Study results revealed the mean AMB count on all days observed and AMB count on day 28 to be significantly higher (P<0.05) in the experimental versus control group in both cycles. Also, a significantly higher (P<0.05) AMB count was determined in the experimental group on days 8 and 15 during winter. In conclusion, the use of rubber flooring for gilts may result in increased values of total AMB on their skin.
pig; rubber flooring; bacteria
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Podaci o prilogu
177-179.
2013.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Proceeding of the XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene
Bao, Endong ; Xia, Aihong ; Shen, Bo ; Wu, Di ; Zong, Xinru
Nanjing:
Podaci o skupu
XVIth International Congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene: "Animal Hygiene, Health and Welfare as Corner Stones of Sustainable Animal Production"
poster
05.05.2013-09.05.2013
Nanjing, Kina