Effect of growth promotant usage on enterococci species on a poultry farm

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-365

  Debnam, Antoinette L ^a   Jackson, Charlene R ^b   Avellaneda, Gloria E ^a   Barrett, John B ^b   Hofacre, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Growth promotants; Population; Poultry; Species

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MALODORATUS;

EID: 24944521568     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7328-011405R.1     Document Type: Article

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