An investigation of factors associated with the prevalence of verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli O157 shedding in Scottish beef cattle

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 554-564

  Gunn, G J ^a   McKendrick, I J ^b   Ternent, H E ^c   Thomson Carter, F ^d   Foster, G ^b   Synge, B A ^b  

^a SAC Animal Health Group   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; E. coli; Risk factors; Shedding prevalence; VTEC O157

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BUFFER; CEFIXIME; PEPTONE; SORBITOL; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAZING; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SHIGA TOXINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 36148964067     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.024     Document Type: Article

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