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Bacterial Evaluation of Quail Meat Benha Vet. Med.J.16 (1):1-14

• 2005
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Authors Edris, A.M.; Shaltout, F.A. and Arab, W.S.
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Abstract
Benha Vet. Med. J., Special Issue, Feb., 2009
Microbiological Quality of Chicken Carcasses at Modern Poultry Plant
Fahim, A. Shaltout
Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University. Emai): fahimshaltout@hotmail.com
Abstract
A lotal number of one hundred chickens at modern poultry plant were examined for microbiological evaluation, the mean values of Aerobic Plate Count /cm2 chicken at arrival to the plant; slaughtering, giblets, packaging, and receiving for saling were 2.4x10°, 1.5x10°, 5.7xl05, 4.9xl04, and 3.8xl04 CFU/cm2, respectively, the mean values of total coliform count/ cm2 chicken at arrival to the plant , slaughtering , giblets, packaging , and receiving for saling were 1.1 xlO5, 8.9 xlO4, 6.1 xlO4, 2.4 x!03,and 2.5 xlO3 CFU/cm2 , respectively and the total E.coli count/cm2 chicken at arrival to the plant . slaughtering , giblets, packaging , and receiving for saling were 1.2 xlO4, 9.1 xlO3, 90 xlO2, 2.1 x!02,and 2.0 xlO2 CFU /cm2 , respectively. The mean values of total Strept<icoccal count /cm2 of chicken at arrival to the plant , slaughtering , giblets, packaging , and receiving for saling were 1.2 xlO2, S.lxlO2, 1.2xl02, -,and - CFU/cm2, respectively and total Staphylococcal counts were 8.1 xlO2, 2.1 xlO2, 2.0 xlO2, 4.-,and -CFU/cm2 , respectively. Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens and fungi could not be detected in the examined samples. The public health significance of the isolated bacteria was discussed.