title: Comparison between carcass microbial load recovered by swabbing surfaces of different size and using the reference excision method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Section of Quality and Safety of Food of Animal Origin, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 06126, Perugia, Italy. miraglia@unipg.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miraglia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ranucci
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Ovidio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Branciari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Severini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000662:veterinary; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*