Hog carcasses skinned by a standing-type skin stripper were examined for microbiological and hog hair contamination. After skinning, the totao viable counts of bacteria were<1-<10
2CFU/cm
2 and no bacteria were detectable from 34 of 54 cases examined. However, microbiological contamination was recognized from dressed carcasses, showing total viable counts of 10
1-<10
4CFU/cm
2, and 17 of 30 samples showed 10
2-<10
3CFU/cm
2. By hygienic handling and washing with hot water, microbiological contamination decreased showing the total viable counts of 1-<10
2CFU/cm
2, and the counts were 10
1-<10
2CFU/cm
2 in 16 of 24 samples. The average number of hog hairs per carcass was 48.8, a significantly lower value (p<0.01) as compared to the values (104.1) of the bed-type skinner carcasses.
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