Research Note: Evaluation of several inoculation procedures for colonization of day-old broiler chicks with Salmonella Heidelberg

Before starting a study with many birds, it helps to know the method of chick inoculation. The objective was to compare 3 methods of Salmonella challenge (oral gavage [OR], intracloacal inoculation [IC], and seeder bird [SB]). Day-old broiler chicks (n = 100) were inoculated with 106 colony forming...

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Main Authors: N.A. Cox, A.A. Oladeinde, K.L. Cook, G.S. Zock, M.E. Berrang, C.W. Ritz, A. Hinton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119441771