Evaluating the efficacy of an avian-specific probiotic to reduce the colonization of Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1825-1832

  Ghareeb, K ^a,b   Awad, W A ^a   Mohnl, M ^c   Porta, R ^d   Biarnes M ^d   Bohm J ^a   Schatzmayr, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b South Valley University   (Egypt)

^c BIOMIN Holding GmbH   (Austria)

^d CESAC Centre de Sanitat Avícola de Catalunya i Aragó   (Spain)

^e BIOMIN RESEARCH CENTER   (Austria)

Author keywords

Broiler; Campylobacter jejuni; Colonization; Food borne illness; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI;

EID: 84864102124     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02168     Document Type: Article

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