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The colonization of broiler chickens with Campylobacter jejuni: some epidemiological investigations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

T. J. Humphery ,
A. Henley  and
D. G. Lanning
T. J. Humphery
Affiliation:
Food unit, Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Exeter EX2 SAD, UK
A. Henley
Affiliation:
Food unit, Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Exeter EX2 SAD, UK
D. G. Lanning
Affiliation:
L M Agriculture, Willand, Cullompton, Devon EX J 5 2PJ
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Between June 1990 and July 1991, broiler chickens from 49 flocks from 23 farms were examined for the carriage of Campylobacter jejuni at slaughter. Thirty-seven flocks (76%) were campylobacter-positive. Prevalence of campylobacter-colon-ization was not associated with any of a variety of factors such as water source and broiler house floor structure. There was also no apparent seasonal variation in carriage. Investigations on one farm indicated that dipping boots in disinfectant before workers entered broiler houses either delayed or prevented colonization with C. jejuni.

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Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 110 , Issue 3 , June 1993 , pp. 601 - 607
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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