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A total of 200 random samples of poultry and poultry productsincluding 120 samples of fresh poultry samples( 20 each of skin, muscles,liver, gizzard, intestine and bile) beside 80 samples of poultry products (20each of chicken burger, sausage, luncheon and nuggets) were collectedfrom different localities of different sanitation levels at Dakahliagovernorate to investigate them and determine the incidence ofCampylobacter species which may be existed.Part IThe bacteriological examination for determination the incidence ofCampylobacter organisms declared that incidence as whole in fresh broilercarcass were 57.5%, the skin samples had the highest contamination byCampylobacter species with (80%) followed by intestine(70%), muscles,gizzard( 60% )for each, liver with (50%) and bile (25%)On the other hand Campylobacter species in examined poultry meatproducts were 15%, 5%, 20%, 0% of chicken burger, sausage, luncheonand nuggets respectively.Concerning the incidence of identified Campylobacter species theachieved results revealed that Campylobacter jejuni was the mostpredominant species from the examined poultry and poultry products, As inskin 11(55%), muscle 9(45%), liver 8(40%), intestine and gizzard 10(50%)finally bile 4(20%).And the total incidence were 52(75.4%), Mean while
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