Evaluation of an avian-specific probiotic to reduce the colonization and shedding of Campylobacter jejuni in broilers

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 850-855

  Morishita, Teresa Y ^a   Aye, Pyone P ^a   Harr, Brian S ^a   Cobb, Charles W ^b   Clifford, John R ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Loveland Industries Inc   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Campylobacter jejuni colonization; Campylobacter jejuni shedding; Competitive exclusion; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Probiotic; Streptococcus faecium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031252125     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592338     Document Type: Article

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