Sampling method and location affect recovery of coliforms and Escherichia coli from broiler carcasses

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 169-172

  Smith, D P ^a,b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler carcass; Coliform; Escherichia coli; Location difference; Sampling method

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 72249083778     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00414     Document Type: Article

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