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ABSTRACT

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the bacteriological quality and prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in raw chicken meat marketed in retail shops of Jaipur city in Rajasthan, India. A total of 50 raw chicken meat samples were collected aseptically from different retail meat shops and analyzed for the total viable count (TVC) along with the isolation of the above mentioned pathogens. The log10 TVC in chicken meat samples was found between the range of 5.52- 7.97 with the average (Mean±S.E.) of 7.14± 0.11 log10 cfu/g. The results of TVC revealed high bacterial contamination of chicken meat and only 40% samples were in acceptable category. E. coli was the most predominant pathogen with 68% prevalence rate, followed by S. aureus (38%) and Salmonella spp. (6%).

Keywords: Bacteriological quality, chicken meat, E. coli, S. aureus, Salmonella