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Title: Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) ecology in cattle and management based options for reducing fecal shedding

Authors: Callaway TR, Edrington TS, Loneragan GH, Carr MA, Nisbet DJ

Journal: Agric Food Anal Bacteriol

Accepted date: 2013 Jan 20

Interpretive summary: Pre-harvest controls in cattle hold great potential to reduce shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) dissemination on farms, in the environment, and entering the food chain; however, none of the on farm management-based controls discussed herein will completely eliminate STEC in cattle and certainly will not eliminate the need for proper procedures in the processing plant. Instead, the live animal management controls must be installed in a complementary fashion to reduce pathogens in a multiple hurdle approach that complements the in-plant interventions as well so that the reduction in pathogen entry to the food supply can be maximized.

URL: http://afabjournal.com/articles/shiga-toxin-producing-escherichia-coli-stec-ecology-in-cattle-and-management-based-options-for-reducing-fecal-shedding/

Publication date: 2013 Mar

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Pages: 39-69


You are here: Home / Research Projects Database / USDA ARS Publications Title: Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) ecology in cattle and management based options for reducing fecal shedding Authors: Callaway TR, Edrington TS, Loneragan GH, Carr MA, Nisbet DJ Journal: Agric Food Anal Bacteriol Accepted date: 2013 Jan 20 Interpretive summary: Pre-harvest controls in cattle hold great potential to reduce shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) dissemination on farms, in the environment, and entering the food chain; however, none of the on farm management-based controls discussed herein will completely eliminate STEC in cattle and certainly will not eliminate the need for proper procedures in the processing plant. Instead, the live animal management controls must be installed in a complementary fashion to reduce pathogens in a multiple hurdle approach that complements the in-plant interventions as well so that the reduction in pathogen entry to the food supply can be maximized. URL: http://afabjournal.com/articles/shiga-toxin-producing-escherichia-coli-stec-ecology-in-cattle-and-management-based-options-for-reducing-fecal-shedding/ Publication date: 2013 Mar Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 39-69 Related projects: Interventions to Reduce Foodborne Pathogens in Swine and Cattle