Perceptions, practices, and consequences associated with foodborne pathogens and the feeding of raw meat to dogs

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 637-643

  Lenz, Jennifer ^a   Joffe, Daniel ^a,b   Kauffman, Michael ^a   Zhang, Yifan ^a   Lejeune, Jeffery ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 7140 12th Street SE ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 68149149805     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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