Abundance of pathogens in the gut and litter of broiler chickens as affected by bacitracin and litter management

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 595-601

  Wei, Shan ^a   Gutek, Amanda ^a   Lilburn, Michael ^a   Yu, Zhongtang ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacitracin; Broiler chicken; Clostridium perfringens; Litter management; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; BACITRACIN;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BROILER; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GENE; ILEUM MUCOSA; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA;

BACITRACIN; BROILER CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; LITTER MANAGEMENT; SALMONELLA;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACITRACIN; CAMPYLOBACTER; CECUM; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ILEUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84883272361     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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