Prevalence of and risk factors for Listeria species on dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5083-5088

  Vilar, M J ^a   Yus, E ^a   Sanjuan M L ^a   Dieguez F J ^a   Rodriguez Otero J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Listeria spp; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 41449112605     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0213     Document Type: Article

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