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Carcass Surface Contamination

Carcass Surface Contamination is the presence of pathogenic microorganisms, debris, or extraneous material on the external tissues of slaughtered animals, distinguished from internal or systemic contamination by its localization to the outer meat surfaces and its direct relevance to post-harvest food safety interventions such as washing.

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846

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2017–2026

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258

Correlation of enterohemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157 prevalence in feces, hides, and carcasses of beef cattle during processing

Robert O. Elder, James E. Keen, Gregory R. Siragusa et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 823 citations

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Distribution and sources of microbial contamination on beef carcasses

Robert G. Bell · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 1997 · 263 citations

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Salmonella on pig carcasses: positive pigs and cross contamination in the slaughterhouse

Nadine Botteldoorn, Marc Heyndrickx, N. Rijpens et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 2003 · 217 citations

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Comparison of Methods for Decontamination from Beef Carcass Surfaces

Margaret D. Hardin, G.R. Acuff, L.M. Lucia et al. · Journal of Food Protection · 1995 · 207 citations · Full text

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<i>Salmonella</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 Contamination on Hides and Carcasses of Cull Cattle Presented for Slaughter in the United States: an Evaluation of Prevalence and Bacterial Loads by Immunomagnetic Separation and Direct Plating Methods

Dayna M. Brichta-Harhay, Michael N. Guerini, Terrance M. Arthur et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2008 · 156 citations

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Authors

846

  1. CG
    C.O. Gill

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    18 publications · 812 citations

    16

    h-index

  2. GR
    Gregory R. Siragusa

    Agricultural Research Service, United States

    14 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

    h-index

  3. CN
    Catherine N. Cutter

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    11 publications · 746 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. RS
    Roger Stephan

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    9 publications · 404 citations

    9

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  5. GA
    G.R. Acuff

    Texas A&M University, United States

    8 publications · 685 citations

    8

    h-index

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Institutions

225

  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    25 h-index

    101 publications

    11K citations

  2. Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

    Clay Center, United States

    19 h-index

    66 publications

    5K citations

  3. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    18 h-index

    58 publications

    7.4K citations

  4. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    16 h-index

    48 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    11 h-index

    49 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    999 citations

  8. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    7 h-index

    28 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Food Protection

    62 publications · 2.8K citations

    32

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  2. International Journal of Food Microbiology

    22 publications · 1.1K citations

    20

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  3. Meat Science

    20 publications · 878 citations

    18

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  4. Food Microbiology

    16 publications · 581 citations

    13

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  5. Poultry Science

    16 publications · 674 citations

    13

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