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Inactivation of Salmonellae on Chilled and Deep Frozen Broiler Carcasses by Irradiation
Author(s) -
MULDER R. W. A. W.,
NOTERMANS S.,
KAMPELMACHER E. H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1977.tb00683.x
Subject(s) - broiler , food science , biology , salmonella , zoology , veterinary medicine , medicine , bacteria , genetics
Chilled and deep‐frozen broiler carcasses were examined for total counts of salmonellae using pooled samples taken from 76 batches each of five birds. By means of a most probable number technique (MPN) it was found that counts expressed/100 g of skin or /500 ml of thaw water varied between < 2 and 1400 with 90% being < 100. Irradiation of carcasses using a dose of 250 krad was found to be highly effective in destroying salmonellae whether the birds had been chilled or deep‐frozen.