Influence of lincomycin-spectinomycin treatment on the outcome of Enterococcus cecorum infection and on the cecal microbiota in broilers
Abstract Background Enterococcus cecorum (EC) is one of the main reasons for skeletal disease in meat type chickens. Intervention strategies are still rare and focus mainly on early antibiotic treatment of the disease, although there are no data available concerning the effectivity of this procedure...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00467-9 |