RF19/6333 Immunization of broiler breeders to protect broilers against Campylobacter infection Ghent University
Campylobacter is the most common cause of foodborne bacterium-mediated diarrheal disease in humans worldwide. Broiler chickens are a natural host for this pathogen and their carcasses often become contaminated during slaughter, making poultry products the most significant source for campylobacteriosis in humans.
Interestingly, chickens are only colonized from the age of two to three weeks, due to the protection by maternal IgY ...