A microbiological survey of fresh meat processed at abattoirs in Gauteng, South Africa

Katsande, T.C.; Govender, R.

dc.contributor.author	Katsande, T.C.
dc.contributor.author	Govender, R.
dc.contributor.other	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-05T11:58:51Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-05T11:58:51Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.issn	16844998
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/659
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The abattoir Hygiene Management System (HMS) was regulated in South Africa under the Meat Safety Act 40 of 2000. Presently, there is no national regulated microbiological standard to compare against meat tested at abattoirs as an indicator of good hygiene practices. The aim of the study was to establish a provincial guideline for a microbiological baseline. This may be used to verify the performance of the implemented HMS. Thirty red meat and twenty-two poultry abattoirs were sampled to determine baseline Total Bacterial Counts (TBCs). The results of this study were compared to standards presently used in the United Kingdom (UK). The results compared favourably.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 12, Issue 2
dc.subject	Hygiene Management System	en_US
dc.subject	Abattoir	en_US
dc.subject	TBC	en_US
dc.subject	Hygiene practices	en_US
dc.title	A microbiological survey of fresh meat processed at abattoirs in Gauteng, South Africa	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein