Effect of duration of fasting and a short-term high-roughage ration on the concentration of Escherichia coli biotype 1 in cattle feces

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 531-534

  Jordan, David ^a   Mcewen, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION;

BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032076952     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.5.531     Document Type: Article

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