Studies on the Sanitary Condition of Dressed Poultry in Zagazig Markets

Pifty random samples of dressed chicken were co~leotedtrom different shops in Zagazi& markets, 25 were frozenJJJld the rest were fresh .•.The study was planned to spot the sanitary conditionof the ohicken~The results of organoleptio examination proved thatlO% of samples showed greyish white colour, 26% we~yellowish white end 64% were light red,_ The greyish C.01ouris indicative of starting deoomposition (Table 3),- While10% showed unpl.easant odo\U”.~The pin feathers in frozen ones waS alwayS better tha~in non forzen (Table 5) .•.The baoterial oount of frozen chicken was found to be8sno4 t ’93no4 t 13D.O 7 for the breast, thigh and inneroavity~ In the unforzen samples the count was 64XlO3,1~~4 and 99Xl.O~ for the breast, the thigh and inneroavity sampleS respeotively (TableS 6,7 & 8)~ The surfacebacterial oount of the breast ia lower than that Of thigh