A survey of the prevalence of Salmonella and other enteric pathogens in a commercial poultry feed mill

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-24

  Whyte, Paul ^a   Mc Gill, Kevina ^a   Collins, John Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0038374939     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2003.tb00348.x     Document Type: Article

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