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Temporal distribution and genetic fingerprinting of Salmonella in broiler flocks from southern Japan.
Poultry science - 1 May 2008
Shahada F, Chuma T, Okamoto K, Sueyoshi M
Abstract excerpt
During the 1998 to 2003 period, cecal contents of 4,024 broiler chickens from 252 flocks raised in 63 holdings were examined for Salmonella. The aims were to establish the actual status of the infection, its temporal distribution, prevalent serotype, and common genotype among broiler flocks brought at the slaughterhouse. Collected samples were preenriched in Hajna tetrathionate broth, and after 24 h of...
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