Within-flock variations of Campylobacter loads in caeca and on carcasses from broilers

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Hansson, Ingrid ^a   Pudas, Ninni ^a   Harbom, Boel ^a   Engvall, Eva Olsson ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Broilers; Caeca; Campylobacter; Carcasses; Quantification; Within flock variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BROILER; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCASS; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CADAVER; CHICKEN; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; CAMPYLOBACTER; CECUM; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77953534304     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

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