An Evaluation of Improvements in Carcass Hygiene through the Use of Anal Plugging of Pig Carcasses Prior to Scalding and Dehairing

This study evaluated the effect of plugging the anuses of pork carcasses prior to scalding and dehairing on Enterobacteriaceae contamination on pork carcass surfaces. Results showed that Enterobacteriaceae counts around the anuses of unplugged carcasses increased by 1.15 log CFU/cm(2) after the scal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of food protection 2010-06, Vol.73 (6), p.1108-1110
Hauptverfasser:	PURNELL, Graham, JAMES, Christian, WILKIN, Carol-Ann, JAMES, Stephen J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abattoirs Anal Canal - microbiology Animals Anus Bacteria Biological and medical sciences Colony Count, Microbial Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification Feces Food contamination & poisoning Food Contamination - analysis Food Contamination - prevention & control Food Handling - methods Food industries Food microbiology Food safety Food science Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hogs Humans Hygiene Meat and meat product industries Microbiology Pork Salmonella Swine - microbiology Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	This study evaluated the effect of plugging the anuses of pork carcasses prior to scalding and dehairing on Enterobacteriaceae contamination on pork carcass surfaces. Results showed that Enterobacteriaceae counts around the anuses of unplugged carcasses increased by 1.15 log CFU/cm(2) after the scalding and dehairing process, while counts in the same sample area from plugged carcasses showed no significant change in Enterobacteriaceae numbers. The percentage of plugged carcasses with Enterobacteriaceae counts (measured around the anuses of carcasses) below the level of detection (
ISSN:	0362-028X 1944-9097
DOI:	10.4315/0362-028X-73.6.1108