The microbiological quality of 745 conventionally processed and 745 reprocessed broiler carcasses was determined. Carcasses were taken from the processing line prior to entering the chiller in five commercial processing plants. Each plant was sampled twice during the winter, spring, and summer. Analyses included aerobic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, and Escherichia coli counts plus qualitative Salmonella (SAL) prevalence. Differences between overall mean log10 counts for aerobic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, and E. coli were not significant. The prevalence of SAL detected on conventionally processed and reprocessed carcasses also was not significantly different. Some variation was observed in microbiological quality of carcasses among processing plants. Although the SAL prevalence appeared to decline from winter to summer replications, no significant trend could be demonstrated. Continuation of the practice of reprocessing carcasses appears justified.
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November 01 1993
Broiler Carcass Reprocessing, A Further Evaluation
L. C. BLANKENSHIP;
L. C. BLANKENSHIP
1Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Retired, 165 Great Oak Drive, Athens, Georgia 30605
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J. S. BAILEY;
J. S. BAILEY
2Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30613
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N. A. COX;
N. A. COX
2Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30613
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M. T. MUSGROVE;
M. T. MUSGROVE
2Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30613
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M. E. BERRANG;
M. E. BERRANG
2Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30613
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R. L. WILSON;
R. L. WILSON
2Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Russell Research Center, P.O. Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30613
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M. J. ROSE;
M. J. ROSE
3Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sanitation Branch, 12th and Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20250
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S. K. DUA
S. K. DUA
3Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sanitation Branch, 12th and Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20250
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J Food Prot (1993) 56 (11): 983–985.
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February 02 1993
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L. C. BLANKENSHIP, J. S. BAILEY, N. A. COX, M. T. MUSGROVE, M. E. BERRANG, R. L. WILSON, M. J. ROSE, S. K. DUA; Broiler Carcass Reprocessing, A Further Evaluation. J Food Prot 1 November 1993; 56 (11): 983–985. doi: https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X-56.11.983
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