Research Note: Internal organ colonization by Salmonella Enteritidis in experimentally infected layer pullets reared at different stocking densities in indoor cage-free housing

ABSTRACT: Contamination of eggs by Salmonella has often been identified as a source of food-borne human illness. S. Enteritidis is deposited inside developing eggs when invasive infections of laying hens reach the reproductive organs. The susceptibility of hens in cage-based housing systems to S. En...

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Main Authors: Richard K. Gast, Deana R. Jones, Rupa Guraya, Javier S. Garcia, Darrin M. Karcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122003935