Microbiological baseline study of beef and pork carcasses from provincially inspected abattoirs in Alberta, Canada.

The article offers information on a study conducted by researchers to determine levels of aerobic bacteria like escherichia coli (E. coli) in pork and beef carcasses from abattoirs in Alberta. Samples were collected from slaughter facilities, which were categorized into low and high numbers of animals slaughtered. It highlights that all carcass samples tested for the bacteria were positive, in which coliform bacteria was found in 22.4 percent samples and E. coli from 14.6 percent of beef.