Use of fluorescence imaging as a hygiene indicator for beef and lamb carcasses in UK slaughterhouses

Faeces from cattle and lamb contain products of digestion of chlorophyll that fluoresce. A hand-held fluorescence imager was used to detect faecal contamination on carcasses in beef and lamb slaughterhouses. On beef carcasses, almost all contaminants were found along the legs and the ventral cut line with most ( p p p