Temporal and Tissue Specific Changes in Expression of Nutrient Transporters and Host Defense Peptides in Young Broilers during Salmonella and Campylobacter infections

Salmonella and Campylobacter are the leading causes of bacterial foodborne illness in the United States. Commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of poultry, Salmonella and Campylobacter may show little to no signs of infection in birds. The objective of this dissertation was to evaluate the i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garcia, Javier S.
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86236