<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Microbiological studies on chicken meat and carcasses are well documented, but very few studies exist on goose meat and carcasses. Therefore, in this study, dried goose carcass samples were collected from the local households in Kars/Turkey and microbiologically analyzed in terms of public health risks. The total mesophilic viable count was found to be 6.58 (mean log10 CFU g<sup>−1</sup>) (100%). The number of <italic>Enterobacteriaceae</italic> was 4.85 (92.8%). <italic>Coliform</italic> bacteria was counted at the numbers of 2.98 (67.8%), while it was 3.95 (91.1%) for the <italic>enterococci</italic>, 0.42 (26.7%) for the <italic>clostridia</italic>, 0.04 (3.5%) for the <italic>Clostridium perfringens</italic>, and 0.41 (12.5%) for the coagulase positive <italic>staphylococci</italic>. The numbers of mould and yeast were 0.93 (25%) and 4.81 (94.6%), respectively. <italic>Salmonellae</italic> and <italic>Bacillus cereus</italic> could not be isolated in the samples. The results indicate that the dried goose meat samples had poor hygienic quality, contained some of the pathogen microorganisms that are likely to pose a potential health risk.</p></abstract>

Microbiological studies on chicken meat and carcasses are well documented, but very few studies exist on goose meat and carcasses. Therefore, in this study, dried goose carcass samples were collected from the local households in Kars/Turkey and microbiologically analyzed in terms of public health risks. The total mesophilic viable count was found to be 6.58 (mean log10 CFU g−1) (100%). The number of Enterobacteriaceae was 4.85 (92.8%). Coliform bacteria was counted at the numbers of 2.98 (67.8%), while it was 3.95 (91.1%) for the enterococci, 0.42 (26.7%) for the clostridia, 0.04 (3.5%) for the Clostridium perfringens, and 0.41 (12.5%) for the coagulase positive staphylococci. The numbers of mould and yeast were 0.93 (25%) and 4.81 (94.6%), respectively. Salmonellae and Bacillus cereus could not be isolated in the samples. The results indicate that the dried goose meat samples had poor hygienic quality, contained some of the pathogen microorganisms that are likely to pose a potential health risk.

Microbiological Analysis of Dried Goose Carcasses

Food Safety and Health Department, Veterinary Faculty

Nutrition and Dietetics Department, School of Health Sciences

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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Microbiological studies on chicken meat and carcasses are well documented, but very few studies exist on goose meat and carcasses. Therefore, in this study,...

Microbiological Analysis of Dried Goose Carcasses

Published Online: Oct 15, 2016

Page range: 143 - 152

Received: Dec 01, 2015

Accepted: Feb 28, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0078

Keywords
goose, poultry, dried meat, carcass, microbiological quality

© 2016 Ufuk Kamber et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Microbiological Analysis of Dried Goose Carcasses

Published Online: Oct 15, 2016

Page range: 143 - 152

Received: Dec 01, 2015

Accepted: Feb 28, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0078

Keywordsgoose, poultry, dried meat, carcass, microbiological quality

© 2016 Ufuk Kamber et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
goose, poultry, dried meat, carcass, microbiological quality