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- 1Beliveau, Marie C
- 1Bishop, Justin G
- 1Bott, Gregory
- 1Chen, Yuanyao
- 1Colyn, Jacob J
- 21Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
- 7Department of Biological Sciences
- 2Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
- 2Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 1Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science
- 1Department of Biochemistry
- 5Raivio, Tracy (Biological Sciences)
- 2Fitzsimmons, Carolyn (Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science)
- 2Gaenzle, Michael (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 2Gaenzle, Michael (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 2Gänzle, Michael (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 2McMullen, Lynn (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
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Fall 2014
Quantification of important biochemical (e.g. intramuscular fat content, toughness) properties of beef m. longissimus thorasis (LT) using technologies of optical spectroscopy and digital image analysis was examined in this thesis research. The main objective of this thesis work focused on the...
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Antimicrobial applications of treatments using light pulses emitted from light emitting diodes (LED)
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Low water activity (aw) foods have been associated with several foodborne outbreaks and recalls. Eradication of foodborne microorganisms like Salmonella and Escherichia coli from low aw foods is challenging, as they are resistant to conventional decontamination practices. High intensity light...
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Application of antimicrobials for the elimination of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes in brine injected beef
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The application of antimicrobials to a brine-injected raw beef roast for the elimination/inhibition of heat resistant Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes was investigated. The choice of antimicrobials for use in brine injected beef was based on minimum bactericidal concentration in brine...
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Fall 2010
Improving feed efficiency has become a top priority in beef cattle production because of the rapidly increasing cost of feed provision. However, because of the expense associated with collecting individual animal feed intake data, only a relatively small number of animals have been tested,...
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Spring 2021
Approximately 70% of the cost of beef production is impacted by dietary intake. Maximizing production efficiency of beef cattle requires not only genetic selection to maximize feed efficiency (i.e. residual feed intake - RFI), but also adequate nutrition throughout all stages of growth and...
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Characterization of Heat Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates Associated with Human Infection
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a bacterial pathogen associated with foodborne diarrheal disease. Infection with STEC presents as a mild, watery diarrhea to hemorrhagic colitis and can progress to the life-threatening complication, hemolytic uremic syndrome. Cattle are recognized...
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Characterization of novel envelope proteins and their relationship with the Cpx response and stress resistance in Escherichia coli
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Stress is a major factor every organism needs to mitigate to survive. Environmental factors such as oxygen content, temperature, and alkalinity can all induce stress and prevent life from progressing. For Escherichia coli and other members of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract they need to...
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Design and Demonstration of a High Throughput DNA Tracking System for Genetic Improvement and Brand Verification in the Canadian Beef Industry
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The Canadian beef industry today is challenged to adapt to climate change and to produce quality beef more efficiently, using fewer resources and with less impact to the environment. Competing protein sources have integrated their supply chains and applied genetic selection to increase...
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Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Using Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a worldwide health concern. To detect STEC, a loop mediated isothermal amplification reaction (LAMP) was optimized to detect shiga toxin genes. LAMP’s performance was compared to conventional and real-time (RT) PCR using two product detection...