Microbiological baseline study of broiler chickens at Swedish slaughterhouses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2875-2882

  Lindblad, M ^a   Lindmark, H ^a   Lambertz, S Thisted ^a   Lindqvist, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33845604658     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.12.2875     Document Type: Article

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