Establishment of a microbiological profile for an air-chilling poultry operation in the united states

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 272-279

  Fluckey, W M ^a   Sanchez, M X ^b   McKee, S R ^b   Smith, D ^b   Pendleton, E ^c   Brashears, M M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 12244311906     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.2.272     Document Type: Article

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