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Table 1 Proportion of Salmonella and E. coli O157 in the rectal content, hide and carcass swabs obtained from 70 beef cattle in Bishoftu, Ethiopia

From: Assessment of beef carcass contamination with Salmonella and E. coli O 157 in slaughterhouses in Bishoftu, Ethiopia

Source

Number of samples

Salmonella

E. coli O157

Number (%)

Serotypes

Number (%)

Rectal content

70

5 (7.1)

Typhimurium (5)

6 (8.6)

Hide

70

5 (7.1)

Typhimurium (1), Dublin (1), Chailey (2), Muenchen (1)

3 (4.3)

Carcass

210

6 (8.6)

Ā 

5 (7.1)

ā€ƒFore leg

70

1 (1.4)

Dublin (1)

1 (1.4)

ā€ƒHind leg

70

3 (4.3)

Typhimurium (1), Chailey (1), Muenchen (1)

2 (2.8)

ā€ƒBrisket

70

2 (2.8)

Typhimurium (1), Muenchen (1)

2 (2.8)

Total

350

16

Ā 

14

Animal

Ā 

14 (20.0)

Ā 

11 (15.7)