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(Bolton et al. 2002). Van Donkersgoed et al. 80°C), on shackled animals before the dehid-
(1997) found poor correlation between coli- ing process (i.e., after stunning or
form and E. coli counts on carcasses with the exsanguination; McEvoy et al. 2001, 2003;
presentation status of animals before slaugh- Bosilevac et al. 2004b, 2005). Other exam-
tering (e.g., score and surface wetness) and ined chemicals include cetylpyridinium chlo-
the slaughtering speed, suggesting that there ride (CPC; 1%), sodium hydroxide (SH;
is significant variability in factors affecting 1.6%), trisodium phosphate (TSP; 4%), or
carcass contamination. phosphoric acid (4%; Bosilevac et al. 2004a,
Poor sanitation, hygiene and manufactur- b, 2005). Evaluation of such treatments on a
ing practices pre-harvest, as well as during laboratory-scale in model spraying-cabinets
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