Can good broiler flock welfare prevent colonization by Campylobacter?

ABSTRACT: Using data on rearing and welfare metrics of multiple commercial broiler flocks, we investigate how welfare measures such as hock burn, mortality, and pododermatitis, among others, impact the likelihood of a flock becoming colonized by Campylobacter. Using both logistic regression and Baye...

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Main Authors: Thomas Rawson, Frances M. Colles, Adrian L. Smith, Marian Stamp Dawkins, Michael B. Bonsall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121004430