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Are super-shedder feedlot cattle really super?
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Apr 2014
Munns Krysty D, Selinger Lorna, Stanford Kim, Selinger L Brent, McAllister Tim A
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and duration of super-shedding in cattle by enumerating Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feces and to compare lineage and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) subtypes from super- and low-shedders. E. coli O157:H7 was enumerated from fecal samples obtained from the rectums of 400 feedlot cattle. Super-shedding steers (N=11) were identified, transported, and...
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