Persistent Salmonella Enteritidis environmental contamination on layer farms in the context of an implemented national control program with obligatory vaccination

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 282-291

  Dewaele, I ^a   van Meirhaeghe, H ^b   Rasschaert, G ^a   Vanrobaeys, M ^b   de Graef, E ^b   Herman, L ^a   Ducatelle, R ^c   Heyndrickx, M ^a,c   de Reu, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CARE FLANDERS   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Environment; Layer farm; Salmonella Enteritidis

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 84855943262     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01673     Document Type: Article

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