Prevalence and risk factors for Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. carcass contamination in turkeys slaughtered in Quebec, Canada

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1350-1359

  Arsenault, Julie ^a   Letellier, Ann ^a   Quessy, Sylvain ^a   Morin, Jean Pierre ^b   Boulianne, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Bureau 400   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34250370959     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.6.1350     Document Type: Article

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