Prevalence of EHEC-7 on hides of market beef cattle at slaughter

Authors

  • L. G. Schneider College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
  • R. A. Moxley School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583
  • D. R. Smith College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163486

Keywords:

Cattle hide, slaughter, E. coli, EHEC, contamination, EHEC-7, beef cows, season, geographic region

Abstract

Cattle hides at slaughter are an important source of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) carcass contamination. The objective of this study was to estimate the probability for hide contamination with EHEC-7 among US market beef cows at slaughter, as well as test the effects of season and geographic region.

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2016-09-15

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Research Summaries 3

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