Shedding of food-borne pathogens and microbiological carcass contamination in rabbits at slaughter

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 149-157

  Kohler, R ^a   Krause, G ^b   Beutin, L ^b   Stephan, R ^a   Zweifel, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcass contamination; Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli; Fecal shedding; Rabbit; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; INTIMIN; SHIGA TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SALMONELLA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; RABBITS;

ASTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 48249110520     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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