The microbiological effects of poor slaughter and processing hygiene in mutton production as determined by various marker organisms;Mikrobiologische auswirkungen von mängeln in der schafschlachtung und schaffleischbearbeitung unter berucksichtigung von markerorganismen

Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Volumn 96, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 135-144

  Loncaric, D ^a   Paulsen, P ^a   Tichy, A ^b   Smulders, F J M ^a,d   Upmann, M ^c,e  

^a Department für öffentliches Gesundheitswesen und Nutztiere

^b Department für Naturwissenschaften

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Marinomed Biotech Ag Veterinärplatz 1   (Austria)

^e Liebigstr 87   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental contamination; Marker organisms; Mutton processing hygiene; Sheep slaughter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 67849112962     PISSN: 0043535X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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