Microbiological contamination of reindeer carcasses in different reindeer slaughterhouses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 152-155

  Vaarala, Auli M ^a   Korkeala, Hannu J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARCASS; DEER; FOOD SAFETY;

EID: 0033084028     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.2.152     Document Type: Article

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