Visual evaluation of cattle cleanliness and correlation to carcass microbial contamination during slaughtering

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

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Veterinary Microbiology +16

Microbial Populations on Animal Hides and Beef Carcasses at Different Stages of Slaughter in Plants Employing Multiple-Sequential Interventions for Decontamination

R.T. Bacon, K. E. Belk, John N. Sofos et al. · Journal of Food Protection · 2000 · 219 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Microbiology, Veterinary Microbiology +17

From the Cover: Correlation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 prevalence in feces, hides, and carcasses of beef cattle during processing

Robert O. Elder · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 161 citations

Public Health, Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture +17

Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella in Two Geographically Distant Commercial Beef Processing Plants in the United States

Mildred Rivera-Betancourt, Terrance M. Arthur, Kurt E. Westmoreland et al. · Journal of Food Protection · 2004 · 153 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Food Science, Microbiology +17

The relationship between hide cleanliness and bacterial numbers on beef carcasses at a commercial abattoir

John McEvoy, Alice Doherty, Molly Finnerty et al. · Letters in Applied Microbiology · 2000 · 147 citations

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Food Science +17