Procedia Food Science · 2015 · 10 citations · 2 references
Veterinary MedicineAnimal SciencesVeterinary MicrobiologyMeat InspectionMeat ScienceWildlife PathologyCarcass EvaluationMeat HygieneMeat MicrobiologyMeat SafetyMeat SanitationMicrobiological Examination Of MeatCarcass Handling HygieneEnterobacteriaceae EnumerationEnterobacteriaceae In MeatMeat Microbiological ContaminationMeat-borne PathogensMicrobial Safety Of MeatMicrobiological HazardsTotal Viable Count
In this study, the microbiological status of wild boar carcass meat and the likely sources of its contamination were investigated. Wild boar carcasses (125) were analysed for Total Viable (TVC) and Enterobacteriaceae Count (EBC). The mean TVC and EBC on the skin were 3.5 and 2.1 log10 cfu/cm2, whereas higher levels of 4.3 and 2.9 log10 cfu/cm2 were determined on carcass meat, respectively. No difference was determined when TVC and EBC were compared between animals shot in the abdominal region and those shot elsewhere, indicating that inadequate hygiene in carcass handling was the reason for high level of microbiological contamination.
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Microbiological quality of freshly shot game in Germany
Viktoria Atanassova, Jan Markus Apelt, Felix Reich et al. · Meat Science · 2007 · 118 citations