House-level risk factors associated with the colonization of broiler flocks with Campylobacter spp. in Iceland, 2001 – 2004

• Published in: BMC Veterinary Research
• Main Authors: Berke Olaf, Reiersen Jarle, Martin Wayne, Guerin Michele T, McEwen Scott A, Bisaillon Jean-Robert, Lowman Ruff
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2007
• Subjects: Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Slaughter; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-3-30; https://doaj.org/article/2f627474c34c4c83a66dd1d031957b93

Abstract Background The concurrent rise in consumption of fresh chicken meat and human campylobacteriosis in the late 1990's in Iceland led to a longitudinal study of the poultry industry to identify the means to decrease the frequency of broiler flock colonization with Campylobacter . Because...