Localized chemical decontamination of cattle hides to reduce microbial loads and prevalence of foodborne pathogens

Food Protection Trends

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 569-574

  Scanga, John A ^a   Buschow, Andy W ^b   Kauk, Jonathan L ^b   Burk, Timothy E ^b   Koohmaraie, Bijan ^b   De La Zerda, Michael J ^b   Motlagh, Ali Mohseni ^c   Samadpour, Mansour ^b   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^b  

^a ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group   (United States)

^c American Foods Group   (United States)

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