The role of transport, lairage and slaughter processes in the dissemination of Salmonella spp. in pigs in Ireland

Food Research International

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 871-879

  Mannion, Celine ^a   Fanning, June ^a   McLernon, Joanne ^a   Lendrum, Lynsey ^a   Gutierrez, Montserrat ^a   Duggan, Sharon ^a   Egan, John ^a  

^a National Reference Laboratory for (Food Feed and Animal Health)   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Ireland; PFGE; Phage typing; Pigs; Salmonella spp.

Indexed keywords

ABATTOIR; IRELAND; PFGE; PHAGE TYPING; PIGS; SALMONELLA SPP.;

AUTOMOBILES; BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; MAMMALS; TRUCKS;

SALMONELLA;

SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84857396776     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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