title: [Cleansing and disinfecting the skin of calves in veal production].
abstract: Investigations were carried out at 6 meat producing combines on calves intended for slaughter. The animals originated from farms of different hygiene conditions. The studies aimed at establishing the extent to which the produced meat was contaminated with organisms coming from the skin cover. The total count of bacteria as well as that of coliforms in samples taken from the coat of calves were determined prior to bathing the animals, after that and after disinfection. Following slaughter the bacteria were studied at the site of separating the skin, in the abdominal muscles and in the croup. The skin of the calves for slaughter was found to be strongly contaminated with bacteria. The bathing and the disinfection with a 2 per cent chloramine solution decreased the number of microbes, however, did not fully inactivate bacteria. This contributed to the additional surface contamination of the meat obtained.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Izmivane i dezinfektsiia na kozhnata pokrivka na teleta pri dobiv ne teleshko meso.