Original scientific paper

Isolation of bacteria during processing of chicken carcasses for the market in Lusaka, Zambia.

Bernard Mudenda Hang'ombe ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Nath Ravindra Sharma ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Eystein Skjerve ; Department of Pharmacology, Microbiology and Food Hygiene, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway
Lawrence Musonda Tuchili ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Abstract

A study was carried out in a poultry processing plant in Lusaka, Zambia, to identify and describe bacteria found in chicken carcasses leaving the processing plant for retail outlets. The thirteen different bacteria found in the chicken carcasses included: Escherichia coli (41.7%), Staphylococcus spp. (2.49%), Pseudomonas spp. (6.71%), Klebsiella spp. (1.91%), Salmonella spp. (20.53), Citrobacter spp. (6.71%), Acinetobacter spp. (0.58%), Proteus spp. (9.02%), Flavobacterium spp. (1.15%), Streptococci spp. (1.72%), Alcaligenes spp. (0.77%), Micrococcus spp. (3.84%) and Bacillus spp. (2.88%). These results showed that the chicken carcasses entering the Zambian market are a potential source of bacteria pathogens to consumers. It is therefore suggested that much more attention should be paid to the processing plant in order to control the bacterial contamination of poultry meat.

Keywords

bacteria; chicken carcasses; poultry meat; poultry processing plant; Lusaka; Zambia

Hrčak ID:

110790

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/110790

Publication date:

22.9.1999.

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