Escherichia coil associated cellulitis in broilers: Correlation with systemic infection and microscopic visceral lesions, and evaluation for skin trimming

Avian Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 935-940

  Onderka, D K ^a   Hanson, J A ^a   McMillan, K R ^b   Allan, B ^c  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b Lilydale Poultry Co   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Cellulitis; Escherichia coli; Microscopic lesions; Quantitation; Systemic infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CANADA; CELLULITIS; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEART; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OVIDUCT; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SKIN;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CELLULITIS; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEART; OVIDUCTS; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SKIN;

EID: 0031283106     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592349     Document Type: Article

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