National survey for Salmonella in pigs, cattle and sheep at slaughter in Great Britain (1999-2000)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 750-760

  Davies, R H ^a   Dalziel, R ^a   Gibbens, J C ^b   Wilesmith, J W ^a   Ryan, J M B ^a   Evans, S J ^a   Byrne, C ^a   Paiba, G A ^a   Pascoe, S J S ^a   Teale, C J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Cattle; Pigs; Pork; Salmonella; Sheep; Slaughter; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MAMMALS; MEATS;

ABATTOIR; CATTLE; ENGLAND; GREAT BRITAIN; NATIONAL SURVEYS; PIG; PORK; S. TYPHIMURIUM; SHEEP; SLAUGHTER;

SALMONELLA;

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; APRAMYCIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE;

LIVESTOCK FARMING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATTLE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGAMA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA AGAMA; SALMONELLA DERBY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DERBY; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 12144287820     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02192.x     Document Type: Review

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