Detection and determinants of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Alberta feedlot pens immediately prior to slaughter

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-227

  Renter, David G ^a,b   Smith, David R ^c   King, Robin ^b   Stilborn, Robert ^d   Berg, Janice ^d   Berezowski, John ^b   McFall, Margaret ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d Lakeside Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; CARCASS; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ABATTOIRS; ALBERTA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; HUMANS; MEAT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SKIN;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 44649126136     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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