Presence of Campylobacter in the respiratory tract of broiler carcasses before and after commercial scalding

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1995-1999

  Berrang, M E ^a   Meinersmann, R J ^a   Buhr, R J ^a   Reimer, N A ^b   Philips, R W ^a   Harrison, M A ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sac; Broiler; Campylobacter; Respiratory tract; Scalding

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL DNA; FLAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; FLAGELLIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLIN; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEAT; MEAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 1342289595     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.12.1995     Document Type: Article

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