The Influence of the Housing System on Salmonella Infections in Laying Hens: A Review

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 304-311

  Van Hoorebeke, S ^a   Van Immerseel, F ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Ducatelle, R ^a   Dewulf, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Housing system; Laying hens; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EGG; EUROPEAN UNION; HEN; HOUSING; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EGGS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 79960225576     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01372.x     Document Type: Review

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