Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella at a squab (young pigeon) processing plant

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-155

  Jeffrey, J S ^a   Atwill, E R ^a   Hunter, A ^b  

^a Veterinary Extension ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Food safety; Pigeon; Processing; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIRD DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLUMBIDAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035257230     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.2.151     Document Type: Article

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