Code
160B12B10
Duration
01 November 2010 → 31 October 2011
Funding
Federal funding: various
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
- Microbiology
- Systems biology
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Medical and health sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
- Laboratory medicine
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
Campylobacter
slaughter process
broiler carcasses
Project description
The project aims (i) to quantify the Campylobacter contamination on broiler carcasses throughout the slaughter process; (ii) to collect controlled qualitative data on slaughter practises and apparatus; (iii) to identify risk factors for high Campylobacter contamination levels; (iv)to describe potential intervention measures for selected risk factors, to decrease the risk of human infection related to broiler meat consumption.