Prevalence of vancomycin resistant enterococci on poultry farms established after the ban of avoparcin

Avian Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 823-828

  Sørum, Marit ^a   Holstad, Gudmund ^a   Lillehaug, Atle ^a   Kruse, Hilde ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Avoparcin; Narasin; Poultry; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 11244250961     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7197-042004R     Document Type: Article

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