Publications
| efficacy of european starling control to reduce salmonella enterica contamination in a concentrated animal feeding operation in the texas panhandle. | european starlings (sturnus vulgaris) are an invasive bird species known to cause damage to plant and animal agriculture. new evidence suggests starlings may also contribute to the maintenance and spread of diseases within livestock facilities. identifying and mitigating the risk pathways that contribute to disease in livestock is necessary to reduce production losses and contamination of human food products. to better understand the impact starlings have on disease transmission to cattle we ass ... | 2011 | 21324202 |
| salmonella surveillance among great-tailed grackles (quiscalus mexicanus) and other urban bird species in eastern texas. | wild birds may play an important role in maintaining and transmitting salmonella. their ability to travel large distances and their proximity to human habitations could make them a vehicle for bridging salmonella from wild and domestic animals to humans. to determine the potential public health risk presented by urban birds, we investigated the prevalence of salmonella among great-tailed grackles (quiscalus mexicanus) and other cohabiting urban bird species. fecal samples were collected from 114 ... | 2016 | 27827557 |