Aerobic bacteria and solids in a three-tank, two-pass, counterflow scalder

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 144-147

  Cason, J A ^a   Whittemore, A D ^a   Shackelford, A D ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic bacteria; Broiler; Carcass rinses; Scalding; Solids

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

WATER;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; CHICKENS; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; WATER;

EID: 0032618715     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.1.144     Document Type: Article

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