A farm-level study of risk factors associated with the colonization of broiler flocks with Campylobacter spp. in Iceland 2001 – 2004

摘要

BackgroundFollowing increased rates of human campylobacteriosis in the late 1990's, and their apparent association with increased consumption of fresh chicken meat, a longitudinal study was conducted in Iceland to identify the means to decrease the frequency of broiler flock colonization with Campylobacter. Our objective in this study was to identify risk factors for flock colonization acting at the broiler farm level.