Impact of commercial preharvest transportation and holding on the prevalence of Salmonella enterica in cull sows

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1134-1138

  Larsen, S T ^a   McKean, J D ^a   Hurd, H S ^b   Rostagno, M H ^c   Griffith, R W ^a   Wesley, I V ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0038446929     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.7.1134     Document Type: Article

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