Cleanliness of broilers when they arrive at poultry processing plants

Veterinary Record

Volumn 153, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 701-703

  Wilkins, L J ^a   Brown, S N ^a   Phillips, A J ^a   Warriss, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; POULTRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ENGLAND; FEATHERS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0346957276     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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