ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Twelve hens were inoculated weekly for 11 weeks with Salmonella derby in peptone water. Another 12 were fed continuously on feed which had been contaminated with Salmonella derby. Another group of birds served as controls. Both the shell surface and interior of 2 eggs per bird each week were examined for salmonellae. Chicks hatched from 5 selected hens were also examined for salmonellae. Neither the shells nor the egg meats from the 622 eggs sampled yielded positive S. derby cultures during the trial. The feces of 2 birds receiving contaminated feed, and of 4 birds receiving the weekly inoculation contained the S. derby. S. derby was not recovered from any of the hens upon sacrifice or in any of the chicks from these hens.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1965.tb00311.x
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