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From: Combined application of bacteriophages with a competitive exclusion culture and carvacrol with organic acids can reduce Campylobacter in primary broiler production

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Campylobacter (C.) jejuni concentrations in samples of 23 sentinels per group in the P-CE (phages and competitive exclusion (CE) product) and the control group. Day-old chickens in the P-CE group were sprayed with the CE product one dph (day post hatch) and received the CE product via drinking water 25 dph. Phages were applied via drinking water 30, 31, and 32 dph. (a) Campylobacter concentrations in log10 most probable number (MPN) in cloacal swabs taken from sentinel broilers. Cloacal swabs on 25 dph and 30 dph were taken prior to CE product and first phage application, respectively. (b) Campylobacter concentrations in log10 MPN per gram in cecal and colonic contents of sentinels in the control and P-CE group after dissection (34 dph). Control group (▭); experimental group treated with phages and a CE product (▬). The box plots show the 5th and 95th percentiles (whiskers) and outliers (●). Medians (bold lines) and significance levels (p values) between groups determined by the Mann–Whitney U test are shown (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).

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