Reliability and practicability of bacteriological monitoring of beef carcass contamination and their rating within a hygiene quality control programme of abattoirs

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Untermann, F ^a   Stephan, R ^a   Dura, U ^a   Hofer, M ^a   Heimann, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacteriological monitoring; Beef carcasses; Hygiene quality control programme

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARCASS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOREARM; MEAT INDUSTRY; MONITORING; NECK; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SHOULDER; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; VARIANCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYGIENE; MEAT; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031026410     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01173-7     Document Type: Article

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