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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 May; 31(5): 661-663

Salmonella in horses: a source of contamination of horsemeat in a packing plant under federal inspection.

G D Anderson and D R Lee

ABSTRACT

Cecal samples from 270 slaughter horses revealed that 41 samples (15.1%) contained Salmonella. Of 233 horsemeat samples tested, Salmonella was isolated from 62 samples, or 26.6%. Only 2 of 158 human stool specimens from the plant workers revealed Salmonella. Predominant serotypes isolated from the horsemeat were Salmonella enteritidis Good and Anatum, whereas the serotypes Agona and Derby predominated the horse cecal isolates. Preliminary data indicate that the high percentage of meat contamination is surface contamination due to poor slaughtering technique.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 May; 31(5): 661-663






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