Evaluation of multi-sequential interventions with water to reduce microbial loading as applied to chicken carcasses during slaughtering - A review

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-213

  Franchin, P R ^a   Battistella, P M D ^a,b   Vieira, C R ^b  

^a Perdigão SA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

carcass; microbial contamination; poultry; processing; rinsing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77958590201     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: 17434777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933910000267     Document Type: Review

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