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Figure 6. 12b. The RAPD patterns obta<strong>in</strong>ed from faecal isolates on farm D<br />

(primer 5)<br />

L<strong>an</strong>e 1; λ DNA Marker, L<strong>an</strong>e 2, 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,<br />

21, 22, <strong>an</strong>d 23; L. monocytogenes isolates from <strong>an</strong>imals 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,<br />

12, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 <strong>an</strong>d 21 respectively (Table 6. 18).<br />

6. 4. Discussion:<br />

The aims <strong>of</strong> this <strong>study</strong> were to <strong>in</strong>vestigate the dynamics <strong>of</strong> L. monocytogenes<br />

<strong>in</strong>fection <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong> <strong>an</strong>d the distribution <strong>of</strong> the stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the org<strong>an</strong>ism present <strong>in</strong> the<br />

environment <strong>an</strong>d <strong>in</strong> faecal samples. These were achieved by conduct<strong>in</strong>g a longitud<strong>in</strong>al<br />

<strong>study</strong> <strong>of</strong> five <strong>dairy</strong> farms <strong>in</strong> Northwest <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>an</strong>d. Five farms were chosen because this<br />

was the maximum number that could be studied with<strong>in</strong> the constra<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> the project.<br />

Listeria are widespread <strong>in</strong> the environment <strong>an</strong>d have been isolated from a variety<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong>imal species <strong>an</strong>d people (Gray <strong>an</strong>d Kill<strong>in</strong>ger 1966). Faecal excretion <strong>of</strong> Listeria<br />

spp. <strong>an</strong>d L. monocytogenes has been studied <strong>in</strong> <strong>dairy</strong> <strong>cattle</strong> <strong>an</strong>d differences <strong>in</strong> the<br />

frequency <strong>of</strong> excretion have been reported between studies <strong>an</strong>d between farms. Reports<br />

vary from a small proportion to 67% for Listeria spp. <strong>in</strong> different studies<br />

(Kampelmacher <strong>an</strong>d v<strong>an</strong> Noorle J<strong>an</strong>sen 1969, Ralovich 1987, Skovgaar <strong>an</strong>d Morgen<br />

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