Effects of wheat or corn distillers dried grains with solubles on feedlot performance, fecal shedding, and persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2802-2810

  Hallewell, J ^a,b   McAllister, T A ^b   Thomas, J ^a   Booker, C W ^c   Hannon, S ^c   Jim, G K ^c   Burciaga Robles, L O ^c   May, M L ^c   Peterson, R E ^c   Flaig, C ^c   Hussey, E M ^c   Stanford, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Feedlot Health Management Services Alberta   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal performance; Dried distillers grains with solubles; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fecal shedding; Feedlot cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; MAIZE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882613583     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4856     Document Type: Article

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