Effects of experience with swabbing procedures on the numbers of bacteria recovered from carcasses by swabbing with sponges

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 747-751

  Gill, C O ^a   Badoni, M ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISON; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77951159430     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.4.747     Document Type: Article

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