Monitoring the hygiene of chicken hatcheries in Taiwan during 1999-2001

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 236-242

  Chen, Su Jen ^a   Lee, Tsui Er ^a   Wang, Eve Ming ^a   Cho, Ta Jen ^b   Wang, Ching Ho ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Animal Industry Foundation Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Fluff; Fungus; Hatchery; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHICKEN; DISINFECTION; EGG; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HATCHING; HYGIENE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; BIRD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; FEATHER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEATHERS; FUNGI; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; POULTRY DISEASES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036883225     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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