Campylobacter in housed broiler chickens: A longitudinal study of risk factors

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1099-1110

  Rushton, Steven P ^a   Humphrey, T J ^b   Shirley, M D F ^a   Bull, S ^c   Jorgensen F ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Mixed effect models; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HERD; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NATURAL VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; SEASON; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SURVIVAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 69949177607     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880800188X     Document Type: Article

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