Coelho-Fernandes, SaraFélix-­Oliveira, DiogoGonzales-Barron, UrsulaCadavez, Vasco2020-10-012020-10-012019Coelho-Fernandes, Sara; Félix-Oliveira, Diogo; Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Cadavez, Vasco (2019). Microbial contamination of lamb carcasses and meat from autochthonous portuguese breeds. In Gonzales-Barron, Ursula; Cadavez, Vasco (Eds.) 11th International Conference on Predictive Modelling in Food: book of abstracts. Bragança: Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. ISBN 978-972-745-261-3978-972-745-261-3http://hdl.handle.net/10198/22757Despite the high consumption of lamb meat in Portugal, there is limited information on its microbiological safety. The objective of this study was to evaluate the levels of hygiene indicator microorganisms and occurrence of pathogens on lamb carcasses and meat from two autochthonous Portuguese breeds, Bordaleira-de-Entre-Douro-e-Minho (BEDM) and Churra-Galega-Bragançana (CGB); and evaluate possible associations among these bacterial groups within slaughter batches.engListeria monocytogenesEscherichia coli O157SalmonellaColiformsAbattoirconference object