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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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Relationship between hous<strong>in</strong>g, silage feed<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d excretion rates: Although the silage<br />

fed to the herd dur<strong>in</strong>g the w<strong>in</strong>ter months was generally <strong>of</strong> good quality (pH 3.9. DM<br />

26.6, Ash 6.7, ME 10.3) both L. monocytogenes <strong>an</strong>d L. <strong>in</strong>nocua were isolated from the<br />

samples <strong>of</strong> silage. The cows were not sampled before silage feed<strong>in</strong>g commenced. 89.9%<br />

(89/99) <strong>of</strong> the cows excreted Listeria spp. <strong>an</strong>d L. monocytogenes dur<strong>in</strong>g silage feed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

while 21.2% (21/99) excreted listeria after silage feed<strong>in</strong>g. This difference was<br />

statistically signific<strong>an</strong>t (OR 33.06, 95%CL 13.8-81.6, P

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