Food safety, livestock health, and productivity of a farm fatting Japanese black cattle following implementation of a certificated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system.

This study examined the safety and productivity data analysis of a beef cattle farm with Japanese black cattle over a 4-year period following the implementation of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system in 2018. The critical control point was "the selection of shipping cows" and no deviations from critical limits were observed, indicating the beef were safe. In addition, cattle treated for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) less than 6 months after the introduction of cattle decreased, while the average Beef Marbling Standard and quality of meat (i.

Food safety, livestock health, and productivity of a dairy farm following implementation of a certificated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points system.

This study examined the safety and productivity data analysis of a dairy farm over a 3-year period following the implementation of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system in 2018. The CCP was "the selection of milking cows" and the critical limit was "the withholding period has passed". No deviation from the critical limit was observed, the safety of the milk is ensured.

Prevalence of Salmonella in wild snakes in Japan.

A total of 87 wild snakes of 6 species in 2 families collected in Japan were examined for the presence of Salmonella. The prevalence of Salmonella was 58.6%, and that of Salmonella enterica subspecies I, which includes most human pathogenic serotypes, accounted for 12.

Genetic characteristics of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing enterobacteriaceae involved in mastitis cases on Japanese dairy farms, 2007 to 2011.

Sixty-five CTX-M-2/15/14 extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae were isolated from 258,888 mastitic milk samples from Japanese dairy farms between 2007 and 2011. CTX-M-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli were the predominant strains isolated. There was no predominant clonal type, and clonal diversity was found even in strains isolated from a single farm.

Herd prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae producing CTX-M-type and CMY-2 β-lactamases among Japanese dairy farms.

Aims: To determine the herd prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae producing CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) among 381 dairy farms in Japan.

Methods And Results: Between 2007 and 2009, we screened 897 faecal samples using BTB lactose agar plates containing cefotaxime (2 μg ml(-1)). Positive isolates were tested using ESBL confirmatory tests, PCR and sequencing for CTX-M, AmpC, TEM and SHV.