Release of Escherichia coli from feathered and featherless broiler carcasses in warm water

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1807-1810

  Cason, J A ^a   Buhr, R J ^a   Hinton Jr , A ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Feather; Scalding; Suspended bacteria; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33749462915     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.10.1807     Document Type: Article

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