House-level risk factors associated with the colonization of broiler flocks with Campylobacter spp. in Iceland, 2001 - 2004

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Guerin, Michele T ^a   Martin, Wayne ^a   Reiersen, Jarle ^b,c   Berke, Olaf ^a,d   Mcewen, Scott A ^a   Bisaillon, Jean Robert ^e   Lowman, Ruff ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Reykjagardur hf   (Iceland)

^c Agricultural Agency of Iceland   (Iceland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^e CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROPATHY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ICELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ICELAND; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POULTRY DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 38849201918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-3-30     Document Type: Article

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