The effect of sampling time on the levels of micro-organisms recovered from broiler carcasses in a commercial slaughter plant

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-65

  Whyte, P ^a   McGill, K ^a   Monahan, C ^b   Collins, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Naas Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; Indicator organisms; Listeria; Poultry microbiology; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0347063631     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(03)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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