Most broiler producers know the economic impact of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens, particularly in birds raised without antibiotics.
Now researchers in Canada are concerned that if left unchecked, the bacterium in broilers could become a more prevalent cause of food-borne illness in people, Marie-Lou Gaucher, DVM, MSc, PhD, University of Montreal, told Poultry Health Today
Chapters:
0:00 Intro - C. perfringens on broiler meat can survive processing, potentially sicken consumers
0:13 M. Gaucher, DVM, PhD, University of Montreal
0:25 Clostridium perfringens: Foodborne pathogen
2:31 Can cause gastrointestinal disease in humans
4:59 Some C perfringens strains produce enterotoxins
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