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A Commercially Available Srp Vaccine Reduces Prevalence Of E. Coli O157:H7 In Feces Of Beef Cattle Under Commercial Feedlot Conditions (2012), B.A. Butler, G.H. Loneragan, Daniel U. Thomson, Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja, Christopher D. Reinhardt
A Commercially Available Srp Vaccine Reduces Prevalence Of E. Coli O157:H7 In Feces Of Beef Cattle Under Commercial Feedlot Conditions (2012), B.A. Butler, G.H. Loneragan, Daniel U. Thomson, Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja, Christopher D. Reinhardt
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Of all food safety challenges facing the beef industry, Escherichia coli O157:H7 has consistently presented the greatest economic remonstrance to meat packers and retailers. Cattle naturally shed E. coli O157:H7 in their feces, and it is a source of carcass contamination at harvest. If contaminated trim enters the food supply and is subsequently prepared incorrectly, it can lead to the human condition known as hemorrhagic colitis. In children or elderly people, an E. coli O157:H7 infection may lead to a more serious form known as hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is potentially lethal. Although the majority of previous research has been …