Validation of the Fung double tube to enumerate Clostridium perfringens from the intestinal contents of broiler chickens raised on different diets

Master of Science === Department of Animal Science === R. Scott Beyer === Daniel Y.C. Fung === Clostridium perfringens causes necrotic enteritis (NE), resulting in decreased feed efficiency and increased mortality, costing the poultry industry USD 2 billion a year worldwide. The objective of the fir...

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Main Author: Barrios Godoy, Miguel Alejandro
Language:en_US
Published: Kansas State University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13759