A total number of one hundred ciaiekens at modern poultry plant were examined for microbiological evaluation, the mean values of Aerobic Plate Count /cm2 chicken at arrival to die plant; slaughtering, giblets, packaging, and receiving for saling were 2.4x1 0b, 1.5x106, 5.7x105, 4.9x104, and 3.8x104 MI/en-a, respectively. the mean values of total coliform coui1/ cm2 chicken at arrival to the plant , slaughtering , giblets, packaging , and receiving for saliwg 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 x.10i, 9.0 ;,’‘102, 2.1 x102,and 2.0 x101 CUT /em2 , respectively. The mean values of total Streptococcal count /cm2 of chicken at arrival to the plant , slaughtering , giblets, packaging and receiving for %fling were 1.2 x102, 5.1x102, 1.2x102, -,and CFU/cm2, respect ively and total Staphylococcal counts were 8.1 x102, 2.1 x102, 2.0 x102, 4.-,and , respectively. Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens and fungi could not he daxted in the examined samples. The public health significance of the isolated bacteria was discussed. |
