Organic acids placed into the cloaca to reduce Campylobacter contamination of broiler skin during defeathering

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-291

  Berrang, M E ^a   Smith, D P ^a   Hinton Jr , A ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Campylobacter; Defeathering; Lactic acid; Organic acid; Proprionic acid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 33745664764     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/15.2.287     Document Type: Article

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