date:Nov 13, 2012
Veterinarians may now test for a certain Salmonella strain affecting cattle populations in the United States thanks to a test developed by researchers at Cornell Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine, the Ithaca Journal reports.
The new test tracks antibodies in cattle to help identify asymptomatic carriers of Salmonella Dublin, a strain that causes disease in young cattle and unborn calves.
The new test can be used on samples from bulk milk tanks to determine if an entire herd has been