Antibacterial activity of decontamination treatments for pig carcasses

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1121-1125

  Loretz, Marianne ^a   Stephan, Roger ^a   Zweifel, Claudio ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Decontamination; Interventions; Pig carcasses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

EID: 79953803633     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.01.013     Document Type: Review

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