Influence of transportation stress and animal temperament on fecal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle

Meat Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 300-306

  Schuehle Pfeiffer, C E ^a   King, D A ^a   Lucia, L M ^a   Cabrera Diaz, E ^a   Acuff, G R ^a   Randel, R D ^b   Welsh Jr , T H ^a   Oliphint, R A ^a   Curley Jr , K O ^a   Vann, R C ^c   Savell, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Stress; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 54949084188     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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