Association of Wild Bird Density and Farm Management Factors with the Prevalence of E. coli O157 in Dairy Herds in Ohio (2007-2009)

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 320-329

  Cernicchiaro, N ^a   Pearl, D L ^b   McEwen, S A ^b   Harpster, L ^c   Homan, H J ^d   Linz, G M ^d   Lejeune, J T ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Cattle; E. coli O157; Epidemiology; Starlings; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; HERD; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; OHIO; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STARLINGS;

AVES; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84864027337     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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