Evaluation of logistic processing to reduce cross-contamination of commercial broiler carcasses with Campylobacter spp.

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2549-2554

  Potturi Venkata, Lakshmi Prasanna ^a   Backert, Steffen ^b   Vieira, Sergio L ^c   Oyarzabal, Omar A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 36049034286     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.11.2549     Document Type: Article

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