Assessment of producer conducted antemortem inspection of market pigs in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 351-357

  Jackowiak, J ^a   Kiermeier, A ^a   Kolega, V ^a   Missen, G ^b   Reiser, D ^c   Pointon, A M ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Bunge Meat Industries (Vic)   (Australia)

^c Q Meat Abattoir   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CECUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOCOMOTION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CECUM; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MEAT; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845236607     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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