Soil versus pond ash surfacing of feedlot pens:Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157: H7 in cattle and persistence in manure

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1269-1277

  Berry, Elaine D ^a   Wells, James E ^a   Arthur, Terrance M ^a   Woodbury, Bryan L ^a   Nienaber, John A ^a   Brown Brandl, Tami M ^a   Eigenberg, Roger A ^a  

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

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EID: 77955976455     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.7.1269     Document Type: Article

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