Bacteriophages to Control Campylobacter in Commercially Farmed Broiler Chickens, in Australia.

ABSTRACT: This study describes the development and use of bacteriophage cocktails to control Campylobacter in broiler chickens, in a commercial setting, in Queensland Australia, following the birds from farm to the processing plant. The components of the bacteriophage cocktails were selected to be effective against the maximum number of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates encountered on SE Queensland farms. Farms were identified that had suitable Campylobacter target populations and phage were undetectable 1 week prior to the intended treatment. Cocktails of phages were administered at 47 days of age. Groups of study birds were slaughtered the following day, on-farm, at the end of flock transport to the plant, and at processing (approximately 28 h post-tr

SUBMITTER: Chinivasagam HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197261 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature