Risk factors for fecal shedding of Salmonella in 91 US dairy herds in 1996

E. K. Kabagambe, S. J. Wells, L. P. Garber, M. D. Salman, B. Wagner, P. J. Fedorka-Cray

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Abstract

In 1996, data on management practices used on US dairy operations were collected and analyzed for association with fecal shedding of Salmonella by dairy cows. A total of 4299 fecal samples from 91 herds was cultured for Salmonella isolation. Herd-size (adjusted odds ratios (OR) = 5.8, 95% CI 1.1, 31.3), region (OR = 5.7, CI 1.4, 23.5), use of flush water systems (OR = 3.5, CI 0.9, 14.7), and feeding brewers' products to lactating cows (OR = 3.4, CI 0.9, 12.9) were identified as the most important predictive risk factors. The population attributable risks (PARs) for herd-size, region, flush water system, and feeding brewers' products to lactating cows were 0.76, 0.46, 0.37, and 0.42, respectively. The estimated PAR for all four risk factors combined was 0.95. The effects of these factors need to be more-closely evaluated in more-controlled studies, in order to develop intervention programs that reduce Salmonella shedding. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)177-194
Number of pages18
JournalPreventive Veterinary Medicine
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2000

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Keywords

  • Cattle
  • Herd level
  • Risk factors
  • Salmonella
  • Shedding

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