Carcass condemnation causes of growth retarded pigs at slaughter

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 160-164

  Martínez, Jorge ^a,d   Jaro, Pedro J ^b   Aduriz, Gorka ^c   Gómez, Ernesto A ^d   Peris, Bernardo ^a   Corpa, Juan M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales y de la Salud   (Spain)

^b Slaughterhouse La Hoya de Buñol ^*  (Spain)

^c NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arcanobacterium pyogenes; Condemnation; Growth retarded pig; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ARTICLE; AUREOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CACHEXIA; CARCASS; CELLULOMONAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PERITONITIS; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE DISEASE; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; FOOD INSPECTION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34250017187     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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