Table 1.
Strategies in progress to control Campylobacter at the farm level.
Strategy | Principle | Advantage | Drawback |
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Vaccination | Improvement of the immune response against Campylobacter | Easy to use | Antigenic variability of Campylobacter strains |
Bacteriophage therapy | Use of specific bacterial virus to kill Campylobacter | Rapid action | Selection of resistant Campylobacter strains Production cost Diversity of Campylobacter strains |
Bacteriocin treatment | Use of bacteria-produced antimicrobial compounds against Campylobacter | Easy to use | Production cost Variable sensitivity of Campylobacter strains |
Prebiotics | Incorporation of feed additives to improve beneficial avian gut microbiota | Easy to use Production cost | Dependence on the avian gut microbiota |
Probiotics | Administration of beneficial microorganisms with anti-Campylobacter activity | Easy to produce and to use Production cost Mix of multiple species Different ways of inhibiting Campylobacter | Variable sensitivity of Campylobacter strains |