Natural occurrence of Campylobacter species, Salmonella serovars, and other bacteria in unabsorbed yolks of market-age commercial broilers

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 551-557

  Cox, N A ^a   Richardson, L J ^a   Buhr, R J ^a   Northcutt, J K ^a   Fedorka Cray, P J ^a   Bailey, J S ^a   Fairchild, B D ^b   Mauldin, J M ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Campylobacter; Enterobacteriaceae; Salmonella; Unabsorbed yolk sac

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAFNIA ALVEI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33845602728     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/15.4.551     Document Type: Article

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