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Differences in the early response of hatchlings of different chicken breeding lines to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection.
Poultry science - 1 Feb 2012
Schokker D, Peters T H F, Hoekman A J W, Rebel J M J, Smits M A
Abstract excerpt
Poultry products are the major source of food-borne Salmonella infection in humans. Broiler lines selected to be more resistant to Salmonella could reduce the transfer of Salmonella to humans. To investigate differences in the susceptibility of newly hatched chicks to oral infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis, 3 commercial broiler lines (A, B, and C) were infected immediately after hatch and...
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