Application of European standards for health and quality control of game meat on game ranches in South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-175

  Van Der Merwe, M ^a   Jooste, P J ^a   Hoffman, L C ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteriological standards; Cropping; Export; Meat quality; Safe game meat; Trophy hunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CARCASS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; HEART BLOOD VESSEL; LAW; MARKET; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PH; PLATE COUNT; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONELLA; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84856035593     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v82i3.63     Document Type: Article

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