A comparison of microbial contamination on sheep/goat carcasses in a modern Indian abattoir and traditional meat shops

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 854-858

  Bhandare, Sudhakar G ^a   Sherikar, A T ^a,b   Paturkar, A M ^a   Waskar, V S ^a   Zende, R J ^a  

^a BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University   (India)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Microbial contamination; Organised slaughterhouse; Retail meat shops; Sheep goat carcasses

Indexed keywords

MICROCOCCUS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33846277289     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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