Bacteriological evaluation of commercial canine and feline raw diets

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 513-516

  Weese, J Scott ^a   Rousseau, Joyce ^a   Arroyo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAT DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOG DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ANALYSIS; LAMB; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; QUAIL; RAW FOOD; SALMONELLA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOGS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 21644433473     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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