Impact of transportation and lairage on hide contamination with Escherichia coli O157 in finished beef cattle

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1114-1118

  Dewell, G A ^a   Simpson, C A ^a   Dewell, R D ^a   Hyatt, D R ^a   Belk, K E ^a   Scanga, J A ^a   Morley, P S ^a   Grandin, T ^a   Smith, G C ^a   Dargatz, D A ^b   Wagner, B A ^b   Salman, M D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H-;

EID: 45149113814     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.6.1114     Document Type: Article

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