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Campylobacter jejuni in dairy cows and raw milk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

T. J. Humphrey  and
P. Beckett
T. J. Humphrey
Affiliation:
Area Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Heavitree, Exeter, EX2 5AD, UK
P. Beckett
Affiliation:
Veterinary Investigation Centre, Staplake Mount, Starcross, DevonUK
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Twelve herds of dairy cows were examined by rectal swabbing for the presence of Campylobacter jejuni. Ten herds were positive with the incidence of colonized animals ranging from 10 to 72% of those tested. With the exception of the two negative herds where mains water only was consumed, all animals drank from rivers or streams when grazing. There was no relationship between total and coliform counts and the presence of C.jejuni in raw milk. However, milk from one farm that consistently gave positive results had significantly higher Escherichia coli counts than other samples.

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Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , June 1987 , pp. 263 - 269
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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