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vention, animal washing, is mostly accepted Other methods for reducing microbial
as a means to improve visual appearance, due contamination on external animal surfaces,
to removal of visible contamination of include hide-on multiple interventions with
animals presented in a “dirty” state, rather chemicals, such as chlorinated water, or
than to enhance the microbial quality of meat steam of subatmospheric pressure (at 75–
(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-
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