The BeefSteaker meat sampler for manually cutting out a piece of tissue for microbiological sampling of carcass surfaces The core bit is drilled in by hand Meat sampler for microbiological sampling of carcass surfaces Slaughtering businesses (slaughterhouses butcher s shops etc ) are obligated as part of operational process control and for monitoring of slaughter hygiene to conduct regular microbiological examinations of carcasses for cattle hogs sheep goats and horses etc