Oliveiro Caetano de Freitas Neto

IntroductionDuring broiler carcass processing, evisceration, carcass wash, prechilling and cooling steps can favor the dissemination of microorganisms and carcass contamination (USDA, 2002). One infected broiler arriving at the processing plant may be the source of contamination of many other carcasses (Lillard, 1989; Rasschaert et al., 2008). Some microorganisms present in the broiler intestine, ...