Contamination of Salmonella in Chicken and Pork Products

Authors

  • Sumalee Boonmar Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Nopharat Marnrim National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
  • Srirat Pornruangwong National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
  • Aroon Bangtrakulnonth National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand

Keywords:

Salmonella, chicken meat, pork, products

Abstract

Two hundred samples of chicken meat and pork products such as meat balls and sausages from supermarkets and retail markets were studied for isolation of Salmonella using Modified Semisolid Rappaport Vassiliadis (MSRV) and standard Conventional Method (SCM). It was found that total of 32 samples (16%) were contaminated and 8 samples (8%) of chicken meat products while 24 simples (24%) of pork products were contaminated. When we pointed the places of samples, 24 samples (18.09%) from supermarkets and 8 samples (10.96%) from retail markets were contaminated. The most contaminated product was nham from chicken meat and pork. Moreover 3 samples of pork products containing 2 serovars were proved by MSRV method.

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Published

1997-12-31

How to Cite

Boonmar, Sumalee, Nopharat Marnrim, Srirat Pornruangwong, and Aroon Bangtrakulnonth. 1997. “Contamination of Salmonella in Chicken and Pork Products”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 31 (4). Bangkok, Thailand:413-18. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/240991.

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (1997): October-December

Section

Research Article

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