title: Comparison of cotton swab versus algiante swab sampling method in the bacteriological examination of broiler chickens.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates; D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005516:Food Microbiology; D003368:Gossypium; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates