Investigation of Salmonella spp. in backyard chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) and eggs sold in free markets in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará

Poultry meat and byproducts are the main protein source for man. However, such foods are related to outbreaks of food-borne infections around the world, caused mainly by Salmonella spp. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. in material collected in propert...

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Main Authors: Valdez Juval Rocha Gomes Filho, Régis Siqueira de Castro Teixeira, Elisângela de Souza Lopes, Átilla Holanda de Albuquerque, Suzan Vitória Girão Lima, Ruben Vasconcelos Horn, Roberta Cristina da Rocha-e-Silva, William Maciel Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2014-09-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/15088