Horizontal Transmission of Shiga Toxin-ProducingEscherichia coliwithin Groups of Dairy Calves
Open Access
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 68 (8) , 4148-4152
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.68.8.4148-4152.2002
Abstract
To examine the dissemination of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) within cattle groups, dairy calves on two farms utilizing different calf-rearing practices were exposed to a traceable STEC strain. Test strain dissemination differed significantly between farms, with a higher prevalence being associated with group penning. Pen floors and calf hides may be the main environmental mechanisms of transmission. Dairy calf husbandry represents a control point for reducing on-farm STEC prevalence.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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