Comparison between carcass microbial load recovered by swabbing surfaces of different size and using the reference excision method

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 339-341

  Miraglia, D ^a   Ranucci, D ^a   D'Ovidio, V ^a   Branciari, R ^a   Severini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine carcass; Carcass microbial load; Carcass sampling; Swine carcass

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27744501847     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-005-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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