Assessment of cleaning and disinfection in Salmonella-contaminated poultry layer houses using qualitative and semi-quantitative culture techniques

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-293

  Wales, Andrew ^a   Breslin, Mark ^a   Davies, Robert ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chickens; Cleaning and disinfection; Eggs; Environment; Layers; Poultry; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLEANING; DISEASE CARRIER; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POULTRY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE VECTORS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; POULTRY DISEASES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 33747145179     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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