SAMPLING POULTRY CARCASSES AND PARTS TO DETERMINE BACTERIAL LEVELS

Authors
RUSSELL SM COX NA BAILEY JS
Citation
Sm. Russell et al., SAMPLING POULTRY CARCASSES AND PARTS TO DETERMINE BACTERIAL LEVELS, Journal of applied poultry research, 6(2), 1997, pp. 234-237
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience","Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of applied poultry research → ACNP
ISSN journal
10566171
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
234 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
1056-6171(1997)6:2<234:SPCAPT>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The method used to determine the microbiological quality of fresh poul try is extremely important. Some sampling methods are suitable for est imating general populations of bacteria without destroying product int egrity, while other methods are appropriate for detecting the presence of pathogens that may be on the carcass in low numbers. This paper de scribes in detail the commonly used methods for sampling fresh poultry and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of each method.