Low incidence of foodborne pathogens of concern in raw milk utilized for farmstead cheese production

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1580-1589

  D'Amico, Dennis J ^a   Groves, Errol ^a   Donnelly, Catherine W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 49449083944     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.8.1580     Document Type: Article

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