A longitudinal study of campylobacter infection of broiler flocks in Great Britain

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-223

  Evans, S J ^a   Sayers, A R ^a  

^a Dept Bacteriol Vet Labs Agy W   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter sp.; Chicken microbiological disease; UK

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER SP.; GALLUS GALLUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034632861     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(00)00143-4     Document Type: Article

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