Effect of Intestinal Content Contamination on Broiler Carcass Campylobacter Counts

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-238

  Berrang, M E ^a   Smith, D P ^a   Windham, W R ^a   Feldner, P W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 0442313256     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.2.235     Document Type: Article

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