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Consequences of Using Two Types of Skin Samples from Chilled Chicken Broiler Carcasses To Measure the Degree of
M L Hutchison1,2, M A Tchórzewska2, D Harrison2
11 Hutchison Scientific, Ltd., Union Street, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3NA, UK (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-3087 [M.L.H.]).
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Campylobacter levels on chicken neck and breast skin were compared. Neck skin was significantly more contaminated (P < 0.05) than breast skin. No relationship between the two skin types was found for Campylobacter levels. A UK government reduction target for highly contaminated chicken was not achieved.
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