The hygienic efficiency of conventional and inverted lamb dressing systems

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-234

  Bell, R G ^a   Hathaway, S C ^b  

^a Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AEROBIC PLATE COUNTS; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; E. COLI; FECAL PELLETS; KNIFE BLADE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; WORKERS';

CONTAMINATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYGIENE; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

EID: 0029837486     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb04322.x     Document Type: Article

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