Quantitative assessment and genomic profiling of Campylobacter dynamics in poultry processing: a case study in the United Arab Emirates integrated abattoir system.

ABSTRACT: In the United Arab Emirates, no previous research has investigated the dynamics of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter in broiler abattoir processing. This study conducted in one of the largest poultry producers in the UAE, following each key slaughter stage-defeathering, evisceration, and final chilling-five broiler carcasses were collected from 10 slaughter batches over a year. Additionally, one caecum was obtained from 15 chickens in each slaughter batch to evaluate the flock colonization. In total, 300 samples (150 carcasses and 150 caeca) were collected and enumerated for Campylobacter using standard methods. Campylobacter was pervasive in caecal samples from all slaughter batches, with 86% of carcasses post-defeathering and evisceration stages and 94% post-chill

SUBMITTER: Habib I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408311 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature