Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica is a leading cause of bacterial food-borne disease outbreaks worldwide and is also an economic burden particularly in Reunion Island because its population consumes large amounts of chicken and cooks 100% chicken sausages (35 kg per capita per year). The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella 1,4,[5],12:i:...

In this paper, authors summarise studies refferering to enrichment of breast and thigh muscles with carnosine that has an important function in physiological processes. Research shown improves quality chicken meat. By adding amino acids β-alanine L-histidine chickens’ feed, synthesizes skeletal muscles, brain, heart muscle olfactory receptor cells. It been determined the content depends on type...

Due to concern about increasing mortality among 7 -day old chicks in a chicken hatchery the management arranged to screen all hatchery staff for salmonella excretion. The hatchery is part of a complex involving all stages of chicken meat production but is physically separate from the broiler units and chicken processing plant. The hatchery also has its own staff, there being no exchange of staf...

The effects of enriching broiler chicken diets with a vegetable source of n-3 fat in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3) on the accumulation of n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) in chicken meat were investigated. Sixty unsexed one-day-old broiler chickens (Cobb 500) were randomly allocated to one of six diets (n=10 birds/diet) for 4 weeks. The ALA levels varied fro...

Recent studies have suggested the utilization of maggots as a feed supplement forenhanced broiler performance. Maggots, which are a major dietary source of protein, appear during the biodegradation of chicken droppings using house flies. The objective ofthe present study was to investigate the effect of maggot supplementation on the meat quality and growth performance of broiler chickens. A tot...

This study aims to determine the antibiotic resistance phenotypes of Salmonella isolates of broiler meat and chicken samples against a total of 23 antimicrobial agents. For this, 64 meat and 79 chicken Salmonella isolates, which were obtained from retail meat and farm samples analyzed in our laboratory from February 2006 to January 2009, were used. All Salmonella isolates were resistant to at l...

in this research the effects of different levels of oily and aqueous extracts of chamomile flower on biochemical characteristics and quality of breast meat were examined. using 400 broiler chicken (cup 500) in to 5 treatments, with 4 replicates and 20 chickens per replicate chicken were daily treated with 85 and 128 mg per kg body weight aqueous extracts, and 14 and 21 mg per kg body weight of ...

This study aimed to assess the effect of the number of straw bales (SBs) provided on the behaviour and leg health of commercial broiler chickens. Houses containing ~23 000 broiler chickens were assigned to one of two treatments: (1) access to 30 SBs per house, '30SB' or (2) access to 45 SB per house, '45SB'. This equated to bale densities of 1 bale/44 m2 and 1 bale/29 m2 of floor space within h...

Contrary to a commonly held belief that broiler chickens need more space, there is increasing evidence that these birds are attracted to other birds. Indeed, commercially farmed birds exhibit a range of socially facilitated behaviours, such as increased feeding and preening in response to the presence of other birds. Social facilitation can generate feedback loops, whereby the adoption of a par...