Prevalence and risk factors for Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. carcass contamination in broiler chickens slaughtered in Quebec, Canada

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1820-1828

  Arsenault, Julie ^a   Letellier, Ann ^a   Quessy, Sylvain ^a   Boulianne, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34547728568     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.8.1820     Document Type: Article

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