Use of a competitive exclusion product (Broilact) to prevent Salmonella colonization of newly hatched chicks.
The study described here was carried out at the request of a French company to utilize the authors' experience of 'competitive exclusion' treatment for poultry. The objective of the study was to determinate the safety and efficacy of a particular treatment product (Broilact) in protecting chicks against Salmonella infection.
Salvat
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CNEVA/LCRAP, Research Unit in Poultry Quality and Hygiene, Ploufragan, France.
Lalande
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Humbert
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Lahellec
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C
D000818:Animals; D000898:Antibiosis; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005602:France; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012475:Salmonella / Q000254:growth & development*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000517:prevention & control