In generations past, it may have taken many years for a person to accumulate enough capital to start and build a successful business in manufacturing or services. Today, such a large investment in ccc_tracy_8_136-153.qxd 6/23/03 2:48 PM Page 138 138 ➤ CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE physical assets can actually be a liability. A change in technology on the other side of the world can render a $100 million manufactur- ing plant obsolete in a few months. But what you have between your ears can be invaluable. It is ca- pable of countless applications and uses. It is completely portable. It is versatile. It is flexible, and can be increased almost without lim- its, if you learn how. An immigrant could arrive at a U.S. airport with the ability to create a billion-dollar industry in his head. He could walk up to cus-
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 slaughtering, fabrication, and processing has demonstrated reductions of APC and may lead to excessively contaminated meat, total coliform count (TCC) of up to 4 log10 even when less heavily soiled animals are CFU/cm2 and of E. coli O157:H7 prevalence processed
annaabi.ee 
