Prevalence rates of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella at different sampling sites on cattle hides at a feedlot and processing plant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1267-1271

  Kalchayanand, Norasak ^a   Brichta Harhay, Dayna M ^a   Arthur, Terrance M ^a   Bosilevac, Joseph M ^a   Guerini, Michael N ^a   Wheeler, Tommy L ^a   Shackelford, Steven D ^a   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^a,b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IEH Laboratories Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 67650090949     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.6.1267     Document Type: Article

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