Egg and Poultry Meat Processing

The Science of Poultry and Meat Processing

PSA Processing and Products: Poultry Meat Safety and Eggs

In four trials, lactic-acid-producing bacterial cultures were applied to the skin of live broilers 24 h before slaughter to determine whether inoculation of the cultures could affect the numbers of bacteria that are normally found on the skin of processed broiler carcasses. The cultures contained 10,000 to 100,000 cfu/mL and were sprayed in 250 mL of a pH 6.0 nutrient medium (including glucose,...

Clostridium difficile in poultry and poultry meat.

The incidence and severity of disease associated with toxigenic Clostridium difficile have increased in hospitals in North America from the emergence of newer, more virulent strains. Toxigenic C. difficile has been isolated from food animals and retail meat with potential implications of transfer to human beings. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of toxigenic C....

Effect of Maternal Selenium and Methionine on Poultry Products (Egg and Meat) Qualities and Oxidative Stability

Functionality of Poultry Meat

Functional foods are foods enriched with single ingredients, which influence 1 or more functions of the consumer in a favorable way, exceeding the effects of normal adequate nutrition. Consumers can expect health benefits from these products. The production of functional poultry meat is a promising future perspective, although the market share of such products will be small. The objective of th...