Controlling the Colonization of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> in Broiler Chickens by an Electron-Beam-Killed Vaccine

<i>Clostridium perfringens</i> (Cp) is a Gram-positive anaerobe that is one of the causative agents of necrotic enteritis (NE) in chickens, which leads to high mortality. Owing to the ban of administering antibiotics in feed to chickens, there has been an increase in the number of NE out...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Palmy R. Jesudhasan, Sohini S. Bhatia, Kirthiram K. Sivakumar, Chandni Praveen, Kenneth J. Genovese, Haiqi L. He, Robert Droleskey, Jack L. McReynolds, James A. Byrd, Christina L. Swaggerty, Michael H. Kogut, David J. Nisbet, Suresh D. Pillai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Subjects:	electron beam irradiation eBeam eBeam-killed vaccine <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> broiler chickens in ovo vaccination
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/671