Long-haul transport and lack of preconditioning increases fecal shedding of Escherichia coli and Escherichia coli O157:H7 by calves

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 672-678

  Bach, S J ^a   McAllister, T A ^a   Mears, G J ^a   Schwartzkopf Genswein, K S ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1842423602     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.672     Document Type: Article

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