Microbial quality of cool water washed shell eggs

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 938-943

  Jones, D R ^a   Musgrove, M T ^a   Caudill, A B ^b   Curtis, P A ^b   Northcutt, J K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool wash; Microbial quality; Shell eggs; Wash water

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249112055     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2005.938.943     Document Type: Article

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