Contamination of carcasses with Salmonella during poultry slaughter

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-152

  Rasschaert, G ^a   Houf, K ^a   Godard, C ^b   Wildemauwe, C ^b   Pastuszczak Frak M ^c   De Zutter, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 38349063378     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.1.146     Document Type: Article

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