Journal of Medical Sciences1682-44741812-5727Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/jms.2013.779.784DabassaAnbessa 82013138Frequency of contamination in home slaughtered meat Jimma town south west Ethiopia
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is the pro-active measure to prepare the meat for consumption. A total 48 raw
meat samples including beef (n = 4), Mutton (n = 37), chevron (n = 7) were collected
from individual household and small food seller house in the town were analyzed
for microbiological contamination using conventional culture methods. The bacterial
spp. isolated from the samples were Bacillus, Micrococcus species,
Salmonella species, Enterobacteriacea, coliform, Staphylococcus
species and other gram positive rods, some of which harbor human pathogens of
public health concern. The aerobic mesophilic counts varied from 0.19 to 3.67
log10 CFU g-1. Coliforms were encountered in all samples. Staphylococci
were present at 0.95-2.28 log10 CFU g-1 in 36% (8) mutton and 50%
(2) chevron, samples. Salmonella species were present in 10.42% (5.0)
of all the samples. The majority of meat samples investigated in this study
had contaminant microorganism and some pathogens. The present study revealed
that despite very low contamination rate, foodstuffs particularly beef, chevon
and mutton parts could be a potential vehicle for foodborne infections and implementation
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