Conditions in lairages at abattoirs for ruminants in southwest England and in vitro survival of Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella Kedougou, and Campylobacter jejuni on lairage-related substrates

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1570-1575

  Small, A ^a   Reid, C A ^a   Buncic, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0141573541     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.9.1570     Document Type: Article

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