Microbiological quality of beef, mutton, and water from different abattoirs in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Background and Aim: Abattoir processes from skinning, evisceration, to chilling usually lead to meat contamination by foodborne pathogens. Hence, continual microbial surveillance of slaughter carcasses by veterinary public health officials is key to preventing contamination and outbreak of meat-rela...

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Main Authors: Philisani Ncoko, Ishmael Festus Jaja, James Wabwire Oguttu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2020-07-01
Series:Veterinary World
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Online Access:http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.13/July-2020/16.pdf