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Examination of slurry from cattle for pathogenic bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

P. W. Jones  and
P. R. J. Matthews
P. W. Jones
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury Berkshire
P. R. J. Matthews
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury Berkshire
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One hundred and eighty-seven samples of slurry from cattle were examined for the presence of salmonellas, pathogenic leptospires and brucellas. Small numbers of salmonellas, generally less than 1/g., were isolated from 20 samples (11%). These were S. dublin (12), S. typhimurium (4), S. indiana (1), S. bredeney (1), S. cerro (1) and S. unnamed 4,12: d:—(1).

Leptospires were isolated from 56 samples (30%) but none was pathogenic for hamsters. No brucellas were isolated. The results of this survey are discussed in relation to the epidemiology of salmonellosis.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 57 - 64
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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