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Epidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in very young calves in the North Island of New Zealand

Abstract

To study the occurrence and spatial distribution of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 in calves less than 1-week-old (bobby calves) born on dairy farms in the North Island of New Zealand, and to determine the association of concentration of IgG in serum, carcass weight, gender and breed with occurrence of E. coli O157 in these calves

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