| excessive mortality in market-age turkeys associated with cellulitis. | between july, 1993, and october, 1994, seven cases were examined that consisted of increased mortality in commercial turkeys due to cellulitis. the condition started at 13-16 wk of age in toms and persisted until the birds were marketed. the mortality rate was 1-2% per week. lesions began on the ventrum of the tail and consisted of swelling and the formation of vesiclelike structures. most of the affected birds also had an accumulation of gelatinous fluid in the subcutis of the tail and breast a ... | 1996 | 8883809 |
| microbial quality of runoff following land application of cattle manure and swine slurry. | concentrations of human health-related microorganisms in runoff from agricultural plots (0.75 m x 2 m) treated with fresh and aged cattle manure, swine slurry and no manure (control) were determined. three consecutive simulated rainfall events, producing 35 mm rainfall and separated by 24 h, were carried out for each plot. fecal indicator (escherichia coli, enterococci, clostridium perfringens and coliphage) loads released in rainfall runoff from plots treated with fresh cattle manure, aged catt ... | 2005 | 16075941 |
| health department inspection criteria more likely to be associated with outbreak restaurants in minnesota. | millions of routine restaurant inspections are performed each year in the united states, and the centers for disease control and prevention has reported that a majority of foodborne illness outbreaks occur in restaurant settings. in an attempt to relate the data collected during inspections in minnesota to illness likelihood, data from routine inspections conducted at outbreak restaurants were compared with data from routine inspections conducted at nonoutbreak restaurants. the goal was to ident ... | 2012 | 23127710 |