Perineal swabs reveal effect of super shedders on the transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in commercial feedlots

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4151-4160

  Stephens, T P ^a   McAllister, T A ^b   Stanford, K ^a  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; Fecal; Feedlot cattle; Hide; Super shedder

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PERINEUM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; MALE; PERINEUM;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70450206402     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1967     Document Type: Article

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