Volume: 54 Issue: 3
Year: 2023, Page: 641-646, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.3.641-646
Received: Nov. 15, 2022 Accepted: Jan. 11, 2023 Published: Sept. 30, 2023
Campylobacteriosis is one of the principal causes of gastroenteritis in the world. Poultry, being the natural reservoir, can harbour large number of Campylobacter in their caeca. The current study was carried out to assess the occurrence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in different meat type breeds in an organised farm. Out of the 120 cloacal swabs analysed, 31.67 per cent were found to be positive for Campylobacter spp. There was no significant difference in occurrence of Campylobacter spp. between different meat breeds. On molecular confirmation, majority of the isolates (71.05 per cent) were identified as Campylobacter jejuni and the rest as Campylobacter coli (28.95 per cent). The present study confirms a substantial degree of Campylobacter contamination in meat type chicken breeds in the farm. Good hygienic practices with better biosecurity measures and periodic screening of live poultry, poultry meat and its products are necessary to reduce the foodborne transmission of this pathogen to ensure safer food for consumers.
Keywords: Campylobacter spp., meat type breeds, culture, PCR
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Kavya A., Jolly D., Latha C., Sunil B. and Chacko B. 2023. Occurrence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in chicken meat breeds from an organised farm in Thrissur district. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(3):641-646
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.3.641-646