The effect of airsacculitis on bird weights, uniformity, fecal contamination, processing errors, and populations of Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1326-1331

  Russell, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airsacculitis; Campylobacter; Escherichia coli; Fecal contamination; Processing error

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

AIR SAC; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AIR SACS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BODY WEIGHT; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0642341300     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.8.1326     Document Type: Article

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