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dc.contributor.authorRussell, L.
dc.contributor.authorGalindo, C.P.
dc.contributor.authorWhyte, P.
dc.contributor.authorBolton, Declan
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-05T15:57:41Z
dc.date.available2022-01-05T15:57:41Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-03
dc.identifier.citationL. Russell, C.P. Galindo and P. Whyte et al. A preliminary study of Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157, Enterococcus faecalis and Clostridium spp. in Irish cattle. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research. DOI: 10.15212/ijafr-2020-0122en_US
dc.identifier.issn2009-9029
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2753
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Enterococcus faecalis and Clostridium spp. present a significant food safety and/or spoilage issue for the beef sector, there are limited data on their prevalence in Irish cattle. The objectives of this preliminary study were to investigate the distribution (percentage of farms positive) of Salmonella spp., E. coli O157, L. monocytogenes, E. faecalis and Clostridium spp. and the overall prevalence (%) of these bacteria in cattle on a small cohort of Irish beef farms. A total of 121 fresh bovine faecal samples were obtained on 10 randomly selected beef farms in the Northeast of Ireland and tested for the target pathogens using standard culture-based methods. Presumptive positives were confirmed using previously published polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. Salmonella were not detected in any of the samples. E. coli O157, L. monocytogenes, E. faecalis and Clostridium spp. were present on 50%, 40%, 100% and 100% of farms, respectively, with overall (all farms) prevalence rates in cattle of 9%, 8.2%, 61.9% and 87.6%, respectively. This study suggests that E. coli O157 may be more prevalent than previously thought and L. monocytogenes, E. faecalis and Clostridium spp. are widespread in Irish beef animals.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTeagascen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research;
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectBovineen_US
dc.subjectEscherichia coli O157en_US
dc.subjectfaecesen_US
dc.subjectListeria monocytogenesen_US
dc.subjectSalmonellaen_US
dc.titleA preliminary study of Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157, Enterococcus faecalis and Clostridium spp. in Irish cattleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.15212/ijafr-2020-0122
dc.contributor.sponsorDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marineen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorTeagasc Walsh Scholarship Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber14/SF/487en_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber2014239en_US
refterms.dateFOA2022-01-05T15:57:42Z
dc.source.journaltitleIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
dc.identifier.eissn0791-6833


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