METHOD TO REDUCE, ELIMINATE, OR PREVENT BACTERIAL PATHOGEN COLONIZATION IN EGGS AND/OR POULTRY USING BACTERIOPHAGES

摘要

Methods for reducing, eliminating, or preventing colonization of bacterial pathogens, such as, for example, Salmonella, in fertilized eggs, shell eggs, and/or poultry are disclosed. The methods are directed to the introduction to the eggs and/or administration to the poultry of bacteriophages effective against the bacterial pathogens.