Influence of Market Setting and Time of Purchase on Counts of Aerobic Bacteria, Escherichia Coli, and Coliform and Prevalence of Salmonella and Listeria in Beef, Pork, and Chicken in Vietnam

Author

April Kathleen McCain

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Dinh, Thu

Committee Member

Rude, Brian J.

Committee Member

Schilling, M. Wes

Committee Member

Crenshaw, Mark

Date of Degree

12-11-2015

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Animal Science

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department

Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of market type and sampling time on Salmonella and Listeria prevalence and microbiological quality of 540 beef, pork, and whole chicken samples collected in 6 supermarkets (SM), 6 indoor markets (IM), and 6 open markets (OM) at opening (T0) and 4 h after the opening (T4) in Vietnam. Salmonella and Listeria prevalence ranged from 30.4 to 71.0% and 56.6 to 99.9 %, respectively, in beef, pork, and chicken in Vietnam. Aerobic bacteria counts ranged from 10.5 to 11.6 log CFU/g, whereas, E. coli and coliform counts ranged from 7.2 to 11.4 log CFU/g in beef, pork, and chicken in Vietnam. E. coli counts were influenced by the interaction of market type and sampling time in beef and pork. Market characteristic data that were considered relevant to microbiological safety of fresh meat and poultry products were collected for individual samples.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/18488

Comments

microbiological safety||developing country

Recommended Citation

McCain, April Kathleen, "Influence of Market Setting and Time of Purchase on Counts of Aerobic Bacteria, Escherichia Coli, and Coliform and Prevalence of Salmonella and Listeria in Beef, Pork, and Chicken in Vietnam" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 2713.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2713