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SALMONELLAE ON POSTS, HAND-RAILS AND HANDS IN A BEEF ABATTOIR |
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| Authors: | T Smeltzer R Thomas G Collins |
| Institution: | Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Animal Research Institute, Yeerongpilly, Queensland, 4105 |
| Abstract: | Counts of salmonellae were done by the most probable number technique on samples collected from the hands of abattoir workers as well as on samples from hand-rails and posts regularly touched by the workers. Salmonellae were isolated from the hands of 52% of the workers who handled the hide. They had the highest average counts with counts ranging from 0 to greater than 3663 salmonellae. The remaining workers on the slaughter floor and those in the boning room had generally lower counts with contamination rates of 28% and 45% respectively. Only 3 of the 100 samples collected from the hand-rails and posts contained salmonellae. The average count was 0.11 per 100 cm |
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