This study assessed biofilm formation on polystyrene by Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, L. welshimeri and Escherichia coli, isolated from a slaughtering plant, grown on tryptic soy broth (TSB) using different glucose concentrations. The tested bacteria produced biofilm in at least one of the concentrations used, and some of them were strong biofilm producers.

AIMS The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella in pigs at the moment of slaughter and in the slaughterhouse environment. METHODS AND RESULTS In total, five different commercial slaughterhouses were sampled during eight slaughterhouse visits. Carcass swabs, colon content and mesenteric lymph nodes were taken to reflect the animal status and from the slaughterhou...

ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the impact of pig breed on stress levels and meat quality in two commercial farms north-eastern part Romania. One farm raised 52 Mangalita pure-bred pigs other 82 Duroc x Landrace crossbred pigs. Serum cortisol, a biomarker stress, serum glucose were measured before after slaughtering, while pH was at 45 minutes 24 hours post-mortem. Results showed that ...

fer of such strains from animal to meat products, e.g. during slaughtering. The characterization and comparison of plasmids in this study support the theory of epidemic spread of plasmids being the primary mechanism for dissemination of b-lactamase genes and the existence of a gene reservoir in food products, especially imported food products, that potentially can be transferred via the food ch...

BACKGROUND Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus continues to cause infections in Egypt. This study describes the practices associated with raising and slaughtering household poultry to identify risk factors for H5N1 infection and reasons for non-compliance with preventive measures. METHODS An investigation was conducted of 56 households with household flocks (19 households with huma...

Department of Anatomy and Embryology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Ehime 791-0295, Japan Fresh meat is commonly marketing at environmental temperature for long time in many developing countries including Bangladesh. The present study was conducted to assess whether elapsed time between slaughter and preservation and storage conditions influence the chemical and microbial changes of loc...