Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cow-calf herds in Kansas

Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cow-calf herds in Kansas

Sargeant, J.M.; Gillespie, J.R.; Hyatt, D.R.; Galland, J.C.; Oberst, R.D.; Phebus, R.K.; Bohra, L.K.; Hays, M.P.

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Publication Date: 1998

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1998, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 6, 1998
Starting Page: 93, Ending Page: 95
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Fecal samples from cows and calves and samples of water sources were collected monthly for 8 months from 10 Kansas cow-calf farms to determine the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7. The bacterium was found in 8% of fecal samples from cows that were within 24 hours of calving, 1.4% of fecal samples from cows which were not within 24 hours of calving, 1.4% of calf fecal samples, and 1.5% of water samples. E. coli O157:H7 was identified from at least one sample on all farms.

Keywords: Beef; Cow-calf herds; E. coli O157:H7; Bacterial infection

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4778

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