Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of thermophilic Campylobacter species in broiler chickens

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 655-660

  Yildirim, Murat ^a   Istanbulluoǧlu, Ersin ^a   Ayvali, Burcu ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Broiler chickens; Prevalence; Thermophilic Campylobacter spp.

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 22244443678     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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