Occurrence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica in the Beef Cattle Production and Processing Continuum
Occurrence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica in the Beef Cattle Production and Processing Continuum
John W. Schmidt,G. Agga,5 Authors,T. Arthur
2014 · DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03079-14
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 85 Citations
TLDR
The very low prevalences of these organisms on final carcasses and their absence on strip loins demonstrate that current sanitary dressing procedures and processing interventions are effective against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.