Research Article

Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat

Volume: 12 Number: 4 December 31, 2019
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Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat

Abstract

Organic chicken production in the world increases every year according to the consumer demands. Therefore, a higher awareness of the microbial quality of organic poultry meat is of importance for public health, food safety and product shelf life. In this study was used 240 of frozen organic chicken meat, drumstick (n:80), breast (n: 80) and leg quarter (n: 80) as the material. Microbiological analyses were conducted to determine the total mesophilic aerobic bacteria (TMAB), the total psychotropic aerobic bacteria (TPAB), Pseudomonas spp., coliforms, E. coli, mold, and yeast counts in all samples. It was determined that 100%, 100%, 100%, 81.6%, 54.1%, 34.1%, and 83.3% of the analyzed samples (n:240) were contaminated with TMAB, TPAB, Pseudomonas spp., coliforms, E. coli, mold and yeasts, respectively. Moreover, the mean counts of TMAB was 4.99±0.80 log10 cfu/g, the TPAB was 5.29±0.96 log10 cfu/g, the coliforms were 3.53 ± 0.92 log 10 cfu/g, E. coli was 2.45±0.65 log10 cfu/g, Pseudomonas spp. was 4.63±1.10 log10 cfu/g, the mold count was 2.03±0.42 log10 cfu/g and yeast count was 3.68±1.13 log10 cfu/g. These results indicate that organic chicken meat can be contaminated with various microorganisms that affect the shelf life and hygienic quality.

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Supporting Institution

Dicle University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Project Number

DUBAP/Veteriner.16.002

Thanks

This research was financially supported by Dicle University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project number: DUBAP/Veteriner.16.002). We thank Ugur Seker for his excellent laboratory assistance.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

August 7, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 12 Number: 4

APA
Çiftçi, R., & Güran, H. Ş. (2019). Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, 12(4), 463-468. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.603415
AMA
1.Çiftçi R, Güran HŞ. Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat. kvj. 2019;12(4):463-468. doi:10.30607/kvj.603415
Chicago
Çiftçi, Reşat, and Hüsnü Şahan Güran. 2019. “Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 (4): 463-68. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.603415.
EndNote
Çiftçi R, Güran HŞ (December 1, 2019) Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 4 463–468.
IEEE
[1]R. Çiftçi and H. Ş. Güran, “Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat”, kvj, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 463–468, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.30607/kvj.603415.
ISNAD
Çiftçi, Reşat - Güran, Hüsnü Şahan. “Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12/4 (December 1, 2019): 463-468. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.603415.
JAMA
1.Çiftçi R, Güran HŞ. Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat. kvj. 2019;12:463–468.
MLA
Çiftçi, Reşat, and Hüsnü Şahan Güran. “Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, Dec. 2019, pp. 463-8, doi:10.30607/kvj.603415.
Vancouver
1.Reşat Çiftçi, Hüsnü Şahan Güran. Microbiological Quality of Organic Chicken Meat. kvj. 2019 Dec. 1;12(4):463-8. doi:10.30607/kvj.603415

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