Potential sources of Campylobacter infection on chicken farms: Contamination and control of broiler-harvesting equipment, vehicles and personnel

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 233-244

  Ridley, A ^a   Morris, V ^b   Gittins, J ^c   Cawthraw, S ^a   Harris, J ^b   Edge, S ^c   Allen, V ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Broiler flocks; Campylobacter; Thinning; Transport crates

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION;

BIO-SECURITY; BROILER FLOCKS; CAMPYLOBACTERS; COLONISATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; POTENTIAL SOURCES; POULTRY FARMS; THINNINGS; TRANSPORT CRATE; VEHICLE EQUIPMENTS;

BIRDS;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOSAFETY; COLONIZATION; DISEASE SPREAD; HARVESTING; HEALTH RISK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POULTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOSAFETY; BROILER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHICKEN; EQUIPMENT; FARM ANIMAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MOTOR VEHICLE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 79958797576     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05038.x     Document Type: Article

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