Correlations between Campylobacter spp. prevalence in the environment and broiler flocks

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 640-649

  Hansson, I ^a,b   Vagsholm I ^b   Svensson, L ^a   Olsson Engvall, E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Broilers; Campylobacter spp.; Environment; Sweden; Weather

Indexed keywords

FARMS;

BROILER; BROILER FLOCKS; CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; CAMPYLOBACTER SPP.; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CONDITION; ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; SWEDISHS; WEATHER;

HOUSES;

WATER;

BACTERIUM; INSECT; POULTRY; REARING; VENTILATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENVIRONMENT; HERD; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CAMPYLOBACTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547880381     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03291.x     Document Type: Article

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