Salmonella in Belgian laying hens: An identification of risk factors
Since the 1980s, the prevalence of Salmonella in Belgian poultry layers and broilers has greatly fluctuated with a rise observed in 2003 and a significant decrease in 2005. In order to alleviate the risk at egg consumer level, it is crucial to understand the factors which influence the contamination and the spread of Salmonella in laying hens. To study such determinants we explored the Belgian data from the 2005 baseline study on the prevalence of Salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus in the European Union. The response variables corresponded to presence or absence of Salmonella from du... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
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Schlagwörter: | Salmonella / laying hens / production type / within-flock correlation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26529595 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/8181 |