Reduction of enteropathogenic Yersinia in the pig slaughterhouse by using bagging of the rectum

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2161-2168

  Laukkanen, Riikka ^a   Ranta, Jukka ^b   Dong, Xiaojin ^a   Hakkinen, Marjaana ^c   Martínez, Pilar Ortiz ^a   Lundén, Janne ^a,d,e   Johansson, Tuula ^c   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Risk Assessment Unit   (Finland)

^c Research Department   (Finland)

^d NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e City of Espoo   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78650480844     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.12.2161     Document Type: Article

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