A comparison of wet-dry swabbing and excision sampling methods for microbiological testing of bovine, porcine, and ovine carcasses at red meat slaughterhouses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2155-2162

  Hutchison, Michael L ^a   Walters, Lisa D ^a   Avery, Sheryl M ^a,b   Reid, Carol Ann ^b   Wilson, Douglas ^a   Howell, Mary ^c   Johnston, Alexander M ^d   Buncic, Sava ^b  

^a Direct Laboratories Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; OVIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 26644460212     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.10.2155     Document Type: Article

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