Affiliation:
1. Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Brazil
2. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Abstract
Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the reduction of Campylobacter jejuni in chicken meat at 6 and 70°C, after the inoculation of a Brazilian strain. The kinetics of C. jejuni survival showed a 0.26 log (CFU g-1) decrease for each day of exposure at 6°C, and a 1.35 log (CFU g-1) decrease for each 1 log increase at 70°C. Although reduced levels of C. jejuni were found after regular intervals at both temperatures, its incomplete inactivation underlines the need of good hygiene practices for consumers to avoid campylobacteriosis.
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science,Animal Science and Zoology