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Comparison of cotton swab versus alginate swab sampling method in the bacteriological examination of broiler chickens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

S. Notermans ,
Valery Hindle  and
E. H Kampelmacher
S. Notermans
Affiliation:
Department of Food Microbiology and Hygiene, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Valery Hindle
Affiliation:
Department of Food Microbiology and Hygiene, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
E. H Kampelmacher
Affiliation:
Department of Food Microbiology and Hygiene, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Comparison of bacterial counts of poultry carcass skin by the cotton swab and alginate swab methods showed no differences between the two sampling methods in total counts and Enterobacteriaceae counts. Also no differences were found in Salmonella isolations.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 77 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 205 - 210
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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