The effects of treating bovine hide with steam at subatmospheric pressure on bacterial numbers and leather quality

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 344-348

  McEvoy, J M ^a,d   Doherty, A M ^a   Sheridan, J J ^a   Bailey, D G ^b   Blair, I S ^c   McDowell, D A ^c  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Contamination; Hide; Leather; Steam

Indexed keywords

LEATHER; MAMMALS; QUALITY CONTROL;

% REDUCTIONS; BACTERIAL NUMBERS; HIDE; LEATHE; STEAM TREATMENT; SUBATMOSPHERIC; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES; SURFACE FROM; TOTAL VIABLE COUNTS; UNTREATED CONTROL;

STEAM;

BACTERIUM;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CATTLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER VAPOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0141762459     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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