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AIVI - March 2010 - Issue 7
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2010.1097

PRESENCE OF Listeria monocytogenes IN HEALTHY CATTLE AT SLAUGHTERING: FIRST RESULTS

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Received: 13 February 2013
Accepted: 13 February 2013
Published: 13 March 2010
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Listeria monocytogenes, beef cattle carcasses, slaughtering

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G. Colavita
lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
DISTAAM – Università del Molise, Campobasso;, .
L. Vercellotti
Servizio Veterinario ASL VC, Vercelli;, .
E. Pavoletti
Servizio Veterinario ASL VC, Vercelli;, .
F. Chiesa
Servizio Veterinario ASL VC, Vercelli;, .
D. De Palma
Azienda U.I.S.S.15 Alta Padovana, .
B. Poggiana
Azienda U.I.S.S.15 Alta Padovana, .
F. Miotello Fantoni
Azienda U.I.S.S.15 Alta Padovana, .
R. Miotti-Scapin
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Patologia Comparata e Igiene Veterinaria, Università di Padova., .
I. Radu
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Patologia Comparata e Igiene Veterinaria, Università di Padova., .
V. Giaccone
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Patologia Comparata e Igiene Veterinaria, Università di Padova., .
Listeria monocytogenes is an ubiquitous pathogen occasionally present in the intestinal tract of various animal species. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in faeces of healthy cattle at slaughtering. Listeria spp. was isolated in 18 out of 220 (8.2%) faecal samples, and Listeria monocytogenes was isolated in 3 faecal samples (1.4%). From the 220 faecal samples were also isolated 9 strains of L. grayi, 4 strains of L. innocua and 2 strains of L. ivanovii. Although limited, our results show that animal faeces can represent a source of L. monocytogenes contamination of carcasses in abattoirs and can be a potential hazard to human health.

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PRESENCE OF Listeria monocytogenes IN HEALTHY CATTLE AT SLAUGHTERING: FIRST RESULTS. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 13 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];1(7):21-4. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2010.7.21

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