CAMPYLOBACTER-JEJUNI STRAINS - THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD HYGIENE FOR THEPRODUCTION OF POULTRY

From the point of view of food hygiene poultry plays an important role in the transmission of campylobacter jejuni onto humans. To minimize this problem optimal keeping conditions are a prerequisite in order to avoid animals infecting each other. Furthermore, the danger of contam ination and spreading during slaughtering has to be borne in mind. Her e, too, a series of measures can be taken with regard to campylobacter disease control. Last but not least, it is up to the consumer to care fully handle raw poultry lest he be infected. In addition, it would be desirable to develop a test serum comparable to a salmonella test ser um - containing all known strains of campylobacter jejuni in order to quickly identify campylobacter jejuni infections.