Use of Caprylic Acid in Broiler Chickens: Effect on Campylobacter jejuni  

HOVORKOVÁ, Petra a SKŘIVANOVÁ, Eva. Use of Caprylic Acid in Broiler Chickens: Effect on Campylobacter jejuni  . Foodborne Pathogens and Disease , 2015, 12, 712-718. ISSN 1535-3141.
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The effect of caprylic acid (CA) on Campylobacter jejuni in chickens was evaluated using two approaches: dietary supplementation or surface treatment of chilled chicken carcasses. To analyze the dietary effect of CA, individually housed broiler chickens (n=48) were artificially infected with C. jejuni VFU612 (106 colony-forming units [CFU]/bird) on the 21st and 35th days of life. Dietary CA (2.5 and 5 g/kg of feed, fed throughout the entire experiment) significantly decreased C. jejuni shedding (p

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