Strategies for On-Line Decontamination of Carcasses

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Total Coliform Chlorine Dioxide Aerobic Plate Count Animal Carcass Total Aerobic Bacterium 
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  2. 2.Department of Animal SciencesCenter for Meat Safety & Quality and Food Safety Cluster, Colorado State UniversityFort CollinsUSA

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