The hygienic impact of categorisation of cattle by hide cleanliness in the abattoir

Food Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-107

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

^a Animalia   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

APC; Beef carcass contamination; E. coli; Hide cleanliness; National guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84859205432     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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