Use of fly screens to reduce Campylobacter spp. introduction in broiler houses

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1951-1953

  Hald, Birthe ^a   Sommer, Helle M ^a   Skovgård, Henrik ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FLY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING;

EID: 37049030648     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1312.070488     Document Type: Article

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