Risk factors for the presence of Campylobacter spp. in Dutch broiler flocks

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-49

  Bouwknegt, M ^a   Van De Giessen, A W ^a   Dam Deisz, W D C ^a   Havelaar, A H ^a   Nagelkerke, N J D ^a   Henken, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler flocks; Campylobacter spp.; Population attributable fractions; Risk factors; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 1042267193     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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