Prevalence of ESBL producing E. coli in the pig slaughterhouses in Ha Noi city

Abstract

236 E.coli strains were isolated from 98 samples (swab of pig keeping house floor, swab of pig anus, swab of pig slaughterhouse floor, swab of carcasses and water used in slaughterhouse) at 10 small pig slaughterhouses in Thuong Tin and Hoai Duc districts, Ha Noi city. A total of 14% (33/236) of samples were positive with ESBL producing E. coli. Of which, the prevalence of ESBL producing E. coli in water used in the slaughter house, swab of the pig keeping house floor, swab of the pig slaughter house floor, swab of the carcasses and swab of the pig anus was 6.2% (1/16), 15.0% (3/20), 14.8% (4/27), 12.3% (10/81) and 16.3% (15/92), respectively.