Feed supplementation with biochar may reduce poultry pathogens, including Campylobacter hepaticus, the causative agent of Spotty Liver Disease

• Nicky-Lee Willson,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Central Queensland University, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, The University of Adelaide, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Roseworthy, South Australia, Australia

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• Thi T. H. Van,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RMIT University, School of Science, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

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• Surya P. Bhattarai,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Central Queensland University, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

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• Jodi M. Courtice,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

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• Joshua R. McIntyre,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Central Queensland University, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

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• Tanka P. Prasai,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliations Central Queensland University, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives, Government of Nepal, Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal

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• Robert J. Moore,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RMIT University, School of Science, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

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• Kerry Walsh,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Central Queensland University, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

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• Dragana Stanley

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: D.Stanley@cqu.edu.au

  Affiliation Central Queensland University, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-4726

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