Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5543385 | Meat Science | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of the study was to compare two analytical methods; 3M Petrifilm⢠Select E. coli and SimPlate® Coliforms & E. coli, for detection and enumeration of E. coli using swab samples from naturally contaminated pork and lamb carcasses that were collected before and after chilling. Blast chilling was used for pork carcasses. Swab samples (n = 180) were collected from 60 warm and 60 chilled pork carcasses, and 30 warm and 30 chilled lamb carcasses, and analysed in parallel. The concordance correlation coefficient between Petrifilm and SimPlate was 0.89 for pork and 0.81 for lamb carcasses. However, the correlation was higher for warm carcasses (0.90) than chilled carcasses (0.72). For chilled lamb carcasses, the correlation was only 0.50, and SimPlate gave slightly higher results than Petrifilm (P = 0.09). Slower chilling gave slightly lesser agreement between methods than for blast chilling, however, both Petrifilm and SimPlate methodologies are suitable and recommended for use in small laboratories in abattoirs.
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Authors
Sigrun J. Hauge, Ãyvin Ãstensvik, Marte Monshaugen, Ole-Johan Røtterud, Truls Nesbakken, Ole Alvseike,