Surveillance programme for Campylobacter species in Swedish broilers, July 2001 to June 2002

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 193-196

  Hansson, I ^a   Engvall, E Olsson ^a   Lindblad, J ^b   Gunnarsson, A ^a   Vagsholm I ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Poultry Meat Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIRD DISEASE; BREEDING METHOD; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCASS; CLOACA; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; HATCHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWEDEN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROBACTER;

EID: 4444259676     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.7.193     Document Type: Article

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