Campylobacter prevalence in the broiler supply chain in the Netherlands

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2166-2172

  Van Asselt, E D ^a   Jacobs Reitsma, W F ^a   Van Brakel, R ^a   Van Der Voet, H ^a   Van Der Fels Klerx, H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Correlation; Monitoring data; Trend analysis; Zoonotic pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 53349118905     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00520     Document Type: Article

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