Microbiological quality of raw goat's and ewe's bulk-tank milk in Switzerland

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3849-3856

  Muehlherr, J E ^a   Zweifel, C ^a   Corti, S ^a   Blanco, J E ^b   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food borne pathogen; Goat's and ewe's milk; Microbiological quality; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAPRA HIRCUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GOAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; SALMONELLA; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GOATS; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; SALMONELLA; SHEEP; SHIGA TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 1642333157     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73992-7     Document Type: Article

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