Comparison of Sampling Methods for the Detection of Salmonella on Whole Broiler Carcasses Purchased from Retail Outlets

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1768-1770

  Simmons, M ^a   Fletcher, D L ^a   Berrang, M E ^b   Cason, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0142031583     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1768     Document Type: Article

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