Impact of distillers grain solids (DGS) and seasonality on the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 at an abattoir in the U. S. Upper Midwest

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7 is carried asymptomatically by cattle gastrointestinal tract and the inclusion of distillers grains solids (DGS) in feed is thought to be a factor in the prevalence and persistence of EHEC O157 in a herd. The present study surveys the faeca...

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Main Authors: Ryan C. Fink, Jackie M. Popowski, Jon E. Anderson, Johanna L. Tran, Sudha Kalyanikutty, Grant I. Crawford, Alfredo DiCostanzo, Ryan B. Cox, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2017.1288628