Recovery of Campylobacter from broiler feces during extended storage of transport cages

Poultry Science

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1213-1217

  Berrang, M E ^a   Northcutt, J K ^a   Cason, J A ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Feces; Transport cage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 4444321824     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/83.7.1213     Document Type: Article

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