Microbiological quality and potential public health risks of export meat from springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Namibia

Meat Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-78

  Magwedere, K ^a,c   Shilangale, R ^b   Mbulu, R S ^b   Hemberger, Y ^a,c   Hoffman, L C ^a   Dziva, F ^a,d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Central Veterinary Laboratory Windhoek   (Namibia)

^c Directorate of Veterinary Services   (Namibia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Meat safety; Springbok meat; STEC; Venison; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC PLATE COUNTS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORMS; E. COLI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNTS; MEAT SAMPLES; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; NAMIBIA; SALMONELLA SPP; SHIGA TOXIN; STEC; VENISON; VIRULENCE GENE; WATER SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEATS; WATER QUALITY;

SALMONELLA;

ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK; SALMONELLA;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEAT; RISK; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN;

EID: 84867022470     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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