Effects of concentrate level of diet and pen configuration on prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in finishing goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Fox, J T ^a   Corrigan, M ^a   Drouillard, J S ^a   Shi, X ^a   Oberst, R D ^a   Nagaraja, T G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrate diet; E. coli O157; Finishing goats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 34447345379     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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