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- Title
QUALITY SURVEY OF FROZEN CHICKEN MEAT CONSUMED AT GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT SEASONS IN ASSIUT CITY, EGYPT.
- Authors
TOLBA, A. O.; ABDEL-AZIZ, N. M.
- Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of frozen chicken meat received at government hospitals in Assiut city, Egypt, during hot and cold seasons. A total of 308 chicken meat samples were collected randomly and subjected to sensory, chemical, physical and microbiological testing. The findings showed that frozen chicken meat samples examined during the cold season had a better sensory evaluation than those examined during the hot season. The mean values of the physical quality tests, which included pH, drip loss, and water-holding capacity (WHC), were 6.12±0.017, 4.13±2.8, and 63.60±0.55 in the hot season and 5.9±0.013, 3.32±3.09, and 81.28±0.48 in the cold season, respectively. The total bacterial count, psychrotrophic count, total yeast and mould counts were 6.9×105±8.7×104, 1.1×106±1.0×105, 3.9×104±3.8×10³, and 7.4×104±2.7×10³ CFU/g in the hot season and 4.4×104±2.2×10³, 1.9×105±1.6×104, 1.4×104±2.0×10³, and 3.8×104±3.1×10³ CFU/g in the cold season, respectively. These findings indicate that temperature has a significant impact on meat quality; the frozen chicken meat samples examined in the cold season were in better condition than those examined in the hot season. It is necessary to maintain sanitary hygienic conditions during handling, packaging, storage and distribution particularly in the hot season.
- Subjects
EGYPT; CHICKEN as food; FROZEN meat; PUBLIC hospitals; SEASONS; MEAT quality
- Publication
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2024, Vol 27, Issue 1, p130
- ISSN
1311-1477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15547/bjvm.2021-0132