Effect of sand and shaking duration on the recovery of aerobic bacteria, coliforms, and Escherichia coli from prechill broiler whole carcass rinsates

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 272-277

  Hannah, J F ^a   Fletcher, D L ^a,c   Cox, N A ^b   Smith, D P ^b   Cason, J A ^b   Northcutt, J K ^b   Richardson, L J ^b   Buhrt, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic plate count; Coliform; Escherichia coli; Sand; Whole carcass rinse

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 53649102427     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2007-00108     Document Type: Article

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