Biological Hazards Associated with Chicken Meat: A Review

Authors

  • Abdallah F.A. Mahmoud Department of Food Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, El-Zeraah str. 114; 44519-Zagazig, Egypt
  • Eman A.A. Mohamed Department of Food Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, El-Zeraah str. 114; 44519-Zagazig, Egypt
  • Mohamed A.M. Hussein Department of Food Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, El-Zeraah str. 114; 44519-Zagazig, Egypt
  • Wageh Darwish Department of Food Hygiene, Safety and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, El-Zeraah str. 114; 44519-Zagazig, Egypt

Keywords:

Biological hazards, Chicken meat, Egypt, Worldwide

Abstract

Chicken meat and meat products are considered as significant sources of high quality animal derived protein, essential amino acids, minerals, and vitamins. Besides, chicken meat is regarded as alternative cheap source of protein compared with the red meat. However, chicken meat can be contaminated with a vast array of microorganisms, and subsequently it can be implicated in many biological hazards such as bacterial food poisoning.  The latter can be divided into bacterial foodborne infections including E. coli, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Shiegella spp., and Yersinia spp. Bacterial foodborne intoxication including Staphylococcus aureus, and Clostridium botulinum. The third class of the bacterial food poisoning is foodborne toxicoinfection which involves Clostridium perfringens, and Bacillus cereus. This review threw the light on the current scenario of the contamination of the poultry meat with some bacterial hazards in Egypt and worldwide. Besides, the public health significance of such hazards was also discussed.

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Published

2023-10-09

How to Cite

Mahmoud, A. F. ., Mohamed, E. A. ., Hussein, M. A. ., & Darwish, W. (2023). Biological Hazards Associated with Chicken Meat: A Review . Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 13(8), 1717-1720. Retrieved from https://www.advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1483

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