on August 23, 2021
Bacteriophages could reduce Salmonella in broilers
The technology harnesses viruses to target and destroy bacterial cells.
A low dose of bacteriophage can reduce the Salmonella count in broilers to below detection limits, according to research presented at the Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting.
“Harnessing natural bacteriophages is a 100-year old technology, used routinely in certain parts of the world to treat bacterial disease in humans in…