A Longitudinal Study of Salmonella Infection in Different Types of Turkey Flocks in Great Britain

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-208

  Danguy des Deserts J ^a,b   Davies, R H ^a   Vaughan, K ^a   Mclaren, I ^a   Canning, P ^c   Wintrip, A ^c   Mueller Doblies, D ^a   Carrique Mas, J J ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Prevalence; Risk factors; Salmonella; Sampling; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; TURKEY (BIRD); UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FECES; GREAT BRITAIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURKEYS;

CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 79953732742     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01339.x     Document Type: Article

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