Surveillance for selected bacterial and toxicologic contaminants in donated carcass meat fed to carnivores

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-107

  Harrison, Tara M ^a,c,d   Harrison, Scott H ^b   Rumbeiha, Wilson K ^c   Sikarskie, James ^c   McClean, Modesto ^a  

^a Wildlife Safari   (United States)

^b 6173 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Potter Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass feeding; Carnivore; Diet; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Listeria; Salmonella; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS ROOSEVELTI; EQUUS CABALLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33745584603     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-022.1     Document Type: Article

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