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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1997; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 97-309-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 783; Beef; Beef carcasses; Antimicrobial treatment; Steam pasteurization
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Steam Pasteurization To Reduce Bacterial Populations On Commercially Slaughtered Beef Carcasses, D.E. Schafer, Curtis L. Kastner, Randall K. Phebus, Abbey L. Nutsch
Steam Pasteurization To Reduce Bacterial Populations On Commercially Slaughtered Beef Carcasses, D.E. Schafer, Curtis L. Kastner, Randall K. Phebus, Abbey L. Nutsch
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A steam pasteurization system (SPS) has been shown in laboratory and commercial evaluations to effectively reduce bacterial populations on freshly slaughtered beef. Our study evaluate d the bactericidal uniformity of SPS. Samples were collected from the five anatomical locations, one per carcass, 40 samples per location , so that 200 carcasses were evaluated before and 200 after pasteurization. Each carcass was sampled by wiping a 300 c m2 area of the specified location with a moist, sterile sponge. For all locations, the total aerobic plate count (APC) after pasteurization was lower (P#.01). Before pasteurization, the midline was contaminate d most …