Superficial contamination during the skinning process of bovine masseter for human consumption
International Journal of Development Research
Superficial contamination during the skinning process of bovine masseter for human consumption
Received 27th July, 2018; Received in revised form 29th August, 2018; Accepted 06th September, 2018; Published online 30th October, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Marcos A. de Azevedo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This work aimed to analyze the degree of contamination of the masseter muscle during the skinning of bovines. For the study, 99 samples obtained through swabs of the masseter were collected at different phases during the slaughter, and seeded in plates for bacterial total count and coliforms. The set of samples with the highest contamination was collected immediately after the removal of the head. The high counts observed occurred mainly due to the contamination by contact of the masseter with the hide. It is suggested the exchange and sanitization of knives during the procedure and alteration of the skinning site.
