The risk of salmonellae shedding by dogs fed Salmonella-contaminated commerical raw food diets

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Finley, Rita ^a,b   Ribble, Carl ^b,d   Aramini, Jeff ^a,b   Vandermeer, Meredith ^b   Popa, Maria ^b   Litman, Marcus ^c   Reid Smith, Richard ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33846942221     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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