A total 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 2.4x106
,
1.5x106
, 5.7x105
, 4.9x104
, and 3.8x104 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 x105
, 8.9 x104
, 6.1 x104
, 2.4 x103
,and 2.5 x103
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 x104
, 9.1 x103
, 9.0 x102
, 2.1 x102
,and 2.0 x102 CFU /cm2 , respectively. The mean values of total
Streptococcal count /cm2 of chicken at arrival to the plant , slaughtering , giblets, packaging , and receiving for saling were 1.2
x102
, 5.1x102
, 1.2x102
, -,and - CFU/cm2
, respectively and total Staphylococcal counts were 8.1 x102
, 2.1 x102
, 2.0 x102
, 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
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