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R. J. Meinersmann

USDA-Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Athens, Ga.
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Washing broiler transport cages - if not, why not?

Washing and drying cages improves food safety but brings new logistical challenges.
May 4, 2018
Nelson Cox, M. E. Berrang, D. E. Cosby, M. Robach, J.L. Northcutt, D.P. Smith, Charles L. Hofacre, R. J. Meinersmann, B. B. Oakley, J. L. Wilson, and A. Hinton, Jr.
Campylobacter and Salmonella are leading causes of human bacterial foodborne disease. What is the role of the transport coops in spreading this contamination in broiler chickens?
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Campylobacter-virus

Drying broiler transport cages reduces Campylobacter

Drying broiler chicken transport cages with an absorbent cornstarch powder after spray washing reduces the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter.
January 3, 2017
M. E. Berrang, Nelson Cox, J. K. Northcutt, Charles L. Hofacre, D. E. Cosby, B. B. Oakley, G. R. Gamble, J. L. Wilson, and R. J. Meinersmann
Broiler transport cage drying and the application of a dry treatment (absorbent cornstarch powder) have been shown in poultry research to diminish the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter on transport cages.
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