Effect of slaughterhouse hygienic practices on the bacterial contamination of chicken meat
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Veterinary Advances - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
This study consists of a survey to assess the level of compliance withgood hygiene practices (GHP) in poultry slaughterhouses in the Biskra region(Algeria) and an assessment of the microbiological quality of poultry carcassesfor the consumption. A total of 60 carcasses collected from 6 abattoirs havebeen microbiological analyzed. The study focused on bacterial count of thetotal mesophilic aerobic flora (FAMT) and enumeration of fecal Coliforms,Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella qualitative research. These analyzes weremade according to the French National Organization for Standardization (AFNOR).Survey results showed two categories of slaughtering, the first categoryrepresent 16.67% of the poultry carcasses studied is characterized by theobservance of principles and standards for slaughter while the second onerepresent 83.33% of the poultry carcasses and characterized by unsatisfactoryhygienic practices. The prevalence of infection by Salmonella andStaphylococcus aureus at 6 slaughterhouses was 50% and 46.66% respectively. Theaverage contamination for total mesophilic aerobic flora (FAMT), fecalcoliforms and Staphylococcus aureus is approximately 5.0 log10 CFU / g and 2.18log10 CFU / g and 1.08 log10 CFU / g, respectively. Statistical analyzes showeda significant impact of the hygienic conditions of the slaughter process on thehygienic quality of poultry carcasses.The application of good hygiene practices(GHP) and the implementation of HACCP in poultry slaughterhouses has become anabsolute necessity.
Authors and Affiliations
N. Guergueb*| Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Institute, Laboratory ESPA, Hadj-Lalkhdar Batna University, Aures, Algeria., N. Alloui| Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Institute, Laboratory ESPA, Hadj-Lalkhdar Batna University, Aures, Algeria., A. Ayachi| Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Institute, Laboratory ESPA, Hadj-Lalkhdar Batna University, Aures, Algeria., O. Bennoune| Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Institute, Laboratory ESPA, Hadj-Lalkhdar Batna University, Aures, Algeria.
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