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Bacterial populations on dressed pig carcasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

I. R. Morgan ,
F. L. Krautil  and
J. A. Craven
I. R. Morgan
Affiliation:
Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory, Mickleham Road, Westmeadows, Victoria, Australia3047
F. L. Krautil
Affiliation:
Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory, Mickleham Road, Westmeadows, Victoria, Australia3047
J. A. Craven
Affiliation:
Attwood Veterinary Research Laboratory, Mickleham Road, Westmeadows, Victoria, Australia3047
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Samples were collected at two abattoirs from four sites on pig carcasses as they were being placed in a chiller. Bacteriological examination showed that no single sampling site could be used to assess the microbiological status of pig carcass surfaces. Sampling from multiple sites on a carcass may be required to assess the degree of contamination by different bacteria. It is suggested that the hygiene of slaughtering and dressing of pig carcasses at an abattoir cannot be assessed on a single visit and that a number of visits are necessary to establish a hygiene pattern.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 15 - 24
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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