Effect of various combinations of alfalfa and standard layer diet on susceptibility of laying hens to Salmonella enteritidis during forced molt

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1123-1128

  McReynolds, J L ^a   Moore, R W ^b   Kubena, L F ^a   Byrd, J A ^a   Woodward, C L ^c   Nisbet, D J ^a   Ricke, S C ^c  

^a SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Alternative diet; Chicken; Molting; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AVES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOLTING; POULTRY DISEASES; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

EID: 33746930642     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1123     Document Type: Article

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