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| العنوان: |
Occurrence of thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. at different stages of the poultry meat supply chain in Argentina. |
| المؤلفون: |
Zbrun, MV, Romero-Scharpen, A, Olivero, C, Rossler, E, Soto, LP, Rosmini, MR, Sequeira, GJ, Signorini, ML, Frizzo, LS |
| المصدر: |
New Zealand Veterinary Journal; Nov2013, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p337-343, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CAMPYLOBACTER infections, GASTROENTERITIS, SLAUGHTERING, POULTRY products, BROILER chickens, SUPPLY chains, PATHOGENIC microorganisms, DIAGNOSIS, DISEASE risk factors |
| مستخلص: |
AIMS: The objectives of this study were to investigate the occurrence and concentration of thermotolerantCampylobacterspp. at different stages of the poultry meat supply chain in Argentina. METHODS: Three integrated poultry companies were sampled. Each supply chain was considered at different stages from the reproductive farm to chicken meat at a retail market. The stages sampled were: (a) hens from breeder flocks, (b) eggs in the incubator, (c) broiler chickens in flocks (aged <1 week and >5 weeks), (d) chickens at a slaughterhouse, and (e) chicken meat at a retail market. The chickens sampled along each supply chain were in the same batch. Samples collected were: (a) cloacal samples from hens and chickens on the farms, (b) fertile eggs, (c) feed, water and litter from flocks, (d) chicken carcasses from the slaughterhouse and retail market, and (e) caeca and livers from the slaughterhouse. Samples obtained were examined forCampylobacterspp. The isolates were biotyped and the genus and species identified by PCR.Campylobacterspp. on chicken carcasses at slaughterhouse and retail market were enumerated. RESULTS: The highest proportions ofCampylobacterpositive samples were observed in carcasses at retail (25/30, 83.3%) and faecal samples from breeding hens (27/45, 60.0%). Only 3.3% (3/90) samples collected from broiler chickens aged <1 week were positive, but the percentage of positive samples had risen to 28.9% (26/90) by the end of the rearing period. The proportions ofCampylobacterpositive carcasses and caecal contents at the slaughterhouse were both 33.3% (10 of 30 samples each). The concentration ofCampylobactercontamination observed on carcasses at retail markets ranged from no bacteria/carcass to 3.71 log10cfu/carcass. CONCLUSIONS: The data obtained provide essential information for future quantitative risk assessments aiming to estimate the probability of a person contracting campylobacteriosis following consumption of broiler meat in Argentina. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The proportions ofCampylobacter-positive samples found in this preliminary study indicate that a large proportion of the cases of human gastroenteritis in Argentina may be due to this pathogen. Human cases of gastroenteritis should be studied in greater detail and measures should be developed to reduce the proportion of poultry products that are contaminated byCampylobacterspecies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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