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HANDLING AND TRANSPORT STRESS INTERACTIONS WITH PATHOGEN BIOLOGY IN SWINE AND CATTLE

Objective

Objective 1: Identify physiological, immunological, endocrinological and gastrointestinal-microbiological alterations which occur in infected livestock when subjected to common managerial stressors. Objective 2: Understand how handling and transportation stress influence livestock pathogens, such as, Salmonella and Campylobacter, which have the potential to detrimentally affect human health.

Investigators
Eicher, Susan
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2005
End date
2010
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
3602-32000-007-00D
Accession number
409981
Categories
Campylobacter
Salmonella
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