Approaches for reducing Salmonella in pork production

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2676-2694

  Ojha, Shivani ^a   Kostrzynska, Magdalena ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 36048938399     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.11.2676     Document Type: Review

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