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Integrating comparative expression profiling data and association of SNPs with Salmonella shedding for improved food safety and porcine disease resistance.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2011
Uthe J J, Bearson S M D, Qu L, Dekkers J C, Nettleton D, Rodriguez Torres Y, O'Connor A M, McKean J D, Tuggle C K
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella in swine is a major food safety problem, as the majority of US swine herds are Salmonella-positive. Salmonella can be shed from colonized swine and contaminate (i) neighbouring pigs; (ii) slaughter plants and pork products; (iii) edible crops when swine manure is used as a fertilizer; and (iv) water supplies if manure used as crop fertilizer runs off into streams and waterways. A potentially powerful...
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