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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
 Poultry/Egg Products

2007 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Isolation and Enumeration of Salmonella from Pot Pies from Oregon
(G. Zhang, L. Ma, V. Phelan, P. Gerner-Smidt, and M.P. Doyle)

2006 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Efficiency of Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics on Weight Increase of Chickens (Gallus domesticus)
(G. Zhang, L. Ma, and M.P. Doyle)

Cross-Contamination of Listeria monocytogenes Between Processing Equipment and Deli Meats
(L. Ma, G. Zhang, C-M. Lin, and M.P. Doyle)

2005 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

From Egg to Carcass: Tracking the Entry of Poultry Foodborne Pathogens into The Food Chain
(J. J. Maurer, D. Cole, C. Hofacre, and M. P. Doyle)

Contamination of Commercial Broiler Breeder Roosters by Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Clostridium perfringens
(N. A. Cox, C. L. Hofacre, R. J. Buhr, J. L. Wilson, J. S. Bailey, L. J. Richardson, D. E. Cosby, M. T. Musgrove, K. L. Hiett, and S. M. Russell)

Intestinal Community Structure of Chickens in Response to Orally Administered Tetracycline
(A. S. Fairchild, J. L. Smith, U. Idris, J. Lu, S. Sanchez, L. B. Purvis, C. Hofacre, and M. D. Lee)

Resident Populations of Enterococci on Poultry Farms in Response to Antimicrobial Usage
(A. L. Debnam, C. R. Jackson, G. E. Avellaneda, J. B. Barrett, and C. L. Hofacre)

Contamination of Internal Organs by Campylobacter jejuni Following Oral or Intracloacal Inoculations of Broiler Chicks
(N. A. Cox, C. L. Hofacre, J. S. Bailey, R. J. Buhr, J. L. Wilson, K. L. Hiett, L. J. Richardson, M. T. Musgrove, D. E. Cosby, J. D. Tankson, Y. L. Vizzier, P. F. Cry, L. E. Vaughn, P. S. Holt, and D. V. Bourassa)

Inhibitory Effect of Oxalic Acid on Bacterial Spoilage of Raw , Chilled Chicken
(D. M. Anang, G. Rusul, S. Radu, J. Bakar, and L. R. Beuchat)

2004 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Evaluation of Salmonella Reduction in Broilers from Breeders Vaccinated with Live and Killed Salmonella:  A Field Study  
(S.D. Young, O. Olusanya, K.H. Jones, T. Liu, K.A. Liljebjelke, and C.L. Hofacre)

The Microbial Community Structure of the Chicken Intestine  
(M.D. Lee)

2003 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Competitive Exclusion Bacteria Against Salmonella Colonization in Chickens 
(G. Zhang, L. Ma, and M. P. Doyle)

Campylobacter spp. Enumeration in Broiler Feces and Processed Carcasses 
(N. J. Stern and M. C. Robach)

Relationship of Campylobacter spp. in Icelandic Poultry Operations and Incidence of Human Campylobaceriosis 
(N. J. Stern, K. L. Hiett, G. A. Alfredsson, K. G. Kristinsson, J. Reiersen, H. Hardardottir, H. Briem, E. Gunnarsson, F. Georgsson, R. Lowman, E. Berndtson, A. M. Lammerding, G. M. Paoli, and M. T. Musgrove)

Genotype Analyses of Campylobacter Isolated from the Gastrointestinal Tracts and the Reproductive Tracts of Broiler Breeder Roosters 
(K. L. Hiett, G. R. Siragusa, N. A. Cos, R. J. Buhr, M. T. Musgrove, N. J. Stern, and J. L. Wilson)

Intestinal Carriage of Campylobacter and Salmonella in Turkeys in Response to Sub-therapeutic Levels of Antimicrobials in Feed 
(N. A. Cox, S. E. Craven, M. T. Musgrove, M. E. Berrang, and N. J. Stern)

Application of Nested PCR to Detection of Salmonella in Poultry Environment
(J. J. Maurer)

Detection of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry by PCR-ELISA
(J. J. Maurer)

A Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Based Polymerase Chain Reaction as an Alternative to Serotyping for Identifying Salmonella Serotypes  
(J. J. Maurer)

Rapid Detection of Poultry Salmonella enterica Serotypes Enteritidis, Hadar, Heidelberg , and Typhimurium by Multiplex PCR to Common O and H Antigen Genes and Alleles
(J. J. Maurer)

Direct Microscopic Observation and Viability Determination of Campylobacter jejuni on Chicken Skin  
(W. Chantarapanont, M. Berrang, and J. F. Frank)