Fig. 3

Number of samples taken per sampling date in the period August 2016 to October 2020 differentiated by bacteriological testing result. Dark red bars: Salmonella Typhimurium not differentiated between field and vaccine strain, bright red bars: Salmonella Typhimurium field strains, green bar: Salmonella enterica serogroup C isolate, dark grey bars: SalmoporcĀ® vaccine strain, light grey bars: negative samples. Start of vaccination in August 2016, last non-vaccinated fatteners have been delivered to the slaughterhouse in February 2017