The Effect of Evisceration on Visible Contamination and the Microbiological Profile of Fresh Broiler Chicken Carcasses Using the Nu-Tech Evisceration System or the Conventional Streamlined Inspection System

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 780-784

  Russell, S M ^a   Walker, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Stork Gamco Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Evisceration; Microbiological quality; Nu Tech; Streamlined Inspection System; Visible contamination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GOVERNMENT; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MEAT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0031136683     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.5.780     Document Type: Article

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