High bacterial contamination of pig tonsils at slaughter

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 334-336

  Fredriksson Ahomaa, Maria ^a   Gerhardt, Matthias ^a   Stolle, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Meat inspection; Pathogens; Pig tonsils

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SUIDAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 67649847887     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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