Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in beef cattle from transport to slaughter

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1687-1693

  Beach, John C ^a   Murano, Elsa A ^a   Acuff, Gary R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0036840788     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.11.1687     Document Type: Article

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