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. |
