Campylobacter infection of broiler chickens in a free-range environment.

Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, with contaminated chicken meat considered to represent a major source of human infection. Biosecurity measures can reduce C. jejuni shedding rates of housed chickens, but the increasing popularity of free-range and...

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Main Authors: Colles, F, Jones, T, McCarthy, N, Sheppard, S, Cody, A, Dingle, K, Dawkins, MS, Maiden, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008