Escherichia coli O157:H7 Excretion by commercial feedlot cattle fed either barley- or corn-based finishing diets

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 666-671

  Berg, Janice ^a   McAllister, Tim ^b   Bach, Susan ^b   Stilborn, Robert ^a   Hancock, Dale ^c   LeJeune, Jeffrey ^d  

^a Lakeside Research   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842423606     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.666     Document Type: Article

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