Reduction of Escherichia coli O157 in finishing beef cattle by various doses of Lactobacillus acidophilus in direct-fed microbials

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-10

  Younts Dahl, Spring M ^a   Osborn, Gary D ^a   Galyean, Michael L ^a   Rivera, J Daniel ^a   Loneragan, Guy H ^b   Brashears, Mindy M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII;

EID: 12244260822     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.1.6     Document Type: Article

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