Chemical dehairing of bovine skin to reduce pathogenic bacteria and bacteria of fecal origin

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 623-625

  Castillo, A ^a   Dickson, J S ^b   Clayton, R P ^c   Lucia, L M ^a   Acuff, G R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Monfort Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHEMICAL DEHAIRING; DECONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; RIFAMPICIN; SKIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032076099     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.5.623     Document Type: Article

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