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ABSTRACT

The present study was undertaken to assess the bacteriological quality of raw chicken meat in Durg (C.G.) city. A total of 200 samples comprising 50 samples each of muscle, liver, heart and gizzard were subject to total viable count (TVC) and isolation of microbes. The average TVC in muscle, liver, heart and lung were found to be 5.47±2.13, 6.78±1.27, 6.36±1.19 and 6.92±1.35 log10 cfu/g ± S.E, respectively. E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp. organisms were found in 45 (22.7%), 15 (7.5%) and 7 (3.5%) samples, respectively. E .coli was present in muscle (8), liver (14), heart (11) and gizzard (2) samples, respectively. Staph. aureus were recovered from 3, 6, 4 and 2 samples of muscle, liver, heart and gizzard, respectively, whereas, Salmonella were noticed in 2, 1, 2, 2 samples of muscle, liver, heart and lung, respectively.

Keywords: Chicken meat, E. coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus