Campylobacter hepaticus, the Cause of Spotty Liver Disease in Chickens: Transmission and Routes of Infection

Campylobacter hepaticus, the Cause of Spotty Liver Disease in Chickens: Transmission and Routes of Infection

The epidemiology of Spotty Liver Disease (SLD) was investigated by assaying 1,840 samples collected from layer chickens and the environment in poultry farms across Australia for the presence of Campylobacter hepaticus, the agent responsible SLD in chickens. A C. hepaticus specific PCR and bacterial...

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Main Authors: Canh Phung, Ben Vezina, Arif Anwar, Timothy Wilson, Peter C. Scott, Robert J. Moore, Thi Thu Hao Van
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Campylobacter hepaticus
chicken
environment
epidemiology
spotty liver disease
transmission
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00505/full

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