Nationwide microbiological baseline data collected by sponge sampling during 1997 and 1998 for cattle, swine, turkeys, and Geese

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1848-1852

  Eblen, D R ^a   Levine, P ^a   Rose, B E ^a   Saini, P ^a   Mageau, R ^a   Hill, W E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER SP.; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GOOSE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GEESE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SWINE; TURKEYS;

EID: 26044466964     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.9.1848     Document Type: Article

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