Microbiological conditions of sheep carcasses during the slaughtering process

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Yalçin, Suzan ^a   Nizamlioǧlu, Mustafa ^a   Gürbüz, Ümit ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4043144339     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2004.tb00377.x     Document Type: Article

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