Campylobacter fetus subsp jejuni in intact sheep and buffalo carcasses [Egypt]
1989
Hefnawy, Y. (Assiut Univ. (Egypt). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) | Moustafa, S. | Fathi, S.
60 freshly slaughtered sheep and buffalo carcasses (30 of each) were examined for the presence of Campylobacter jejuni by enrichment and direct plating procedures. Intact gall bladder, liver, muscle (diaphragm) and mesenteric lymph node samples were obtained from each animal. The recovery rate of Campylobacter jejuni from sheep carcasses (23.33%) was higher than that in buffalo carcasses (10%). The incidence of the isolated organisms from gall bladder, liver and mesenteric lymph node samples of sheep were 16.67%, 10% and 6.67% while the corresponding values in buffalo were 6.67%, 3.33% and 3.33% respectively. Campylobacter jejuni failed to be recovered from the examined muscle samples of both animals. The 4 positive livers for Campylobacter were from animal with positve gall bladders. The significance of Campylobacter as a foodborne pathogen was discussed.
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