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environment (Sofos 2002). Furthermore, plate count (APC) levels and the prevalence
modifications in the steps involved in hide of E. coli O157:H7 from 56% to 34%
removal, or in equipment used for hide (Bosilevac et al. 2004b). However, physical
removal, may help in minimizing transfer of separation of the processing of highly con-
contamination onto the carcass surface taminated from that of clean animals may be
(Hadley et al. 1997). Considering the above impractical in some systems of animal pro-
as well as the reported low magnitude of duction, marketing, distribution, and slaugh-
microbial reduction achieved by this inter- tering (Gill 1998).
vention, animal washing, is mostly accepted Other methods for reducing microbial
as a means to improve visual appearance, due contamination on external animal surfaces,
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