Collaboration needed to combat Enterococcus in broilers
A “Viewpoints” article
by Autumn Gregg, DVM
Poultry resident
Mississippi State University
A “Viewpoints” article
by Autumn Gregg, DVM
Poultry resident
Mississippi State University
A survey of more than 600 Enterococcus samples from Mississippi poultry farms revealed that E. cecorum primarily affects broilers, while E. faecalis is more problematic in hatcheries and very young chicks.