Presence of Salmonella in the red meat abattoir lairage after routine cleansing and disinfection and on carcasses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2342-2351

  Small, A ^a,d   James, C ^a   James, S ^a   Davies, R ^b   Liebana, E ^b   Howell, M ^c   Hutchison, M ^a   Buncic, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33750505440     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.10.2342     Document Type: Article

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