Effects of shearing and fleece cleanliness on microbiological contamination of lamb carcasses

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 178-183

  Hauge, Sigrun J ^a,b   Nafstad, Ola ^a   Skjerve, Eystein ^b   Røtterud, Ole Johan ^a   Nesbakken, Truls ^b  

^a Animalia   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carcass; Contamination; E. coli; Fleece cleanliness; Lamb; Shearing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CARCASS; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYGIENE; LAMB; MEAT INDUSTRY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MEAT; NORWAY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052287930     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.07.038     Document Type: Article

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