Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVII, Issue 2
Written by Bianca-Maria MADESCU, Roxana LAZAR, Alina Narcisa POSTOLACHE, Madalina Alexandra DAVIDESCU, Marius Mihai CIOBANU, Paul Corneliu BOISTEANU
This work aimed to investigate and evaluate the microbiological control of carcasses from Aubrac cattle, focusing on ensuring quality and food safety in the meat industry. In this research, three microbiological parameters were monitored: contamination with Salmonella, total bacterial count and contamination with Enterobacteriaceae. The sponge sampling method was employed, involving the wiping of a 100 cm2 surface area with a template using sponges soaked in sterile diluted peptone. Sampling was carried out randomly from ten carcasses (males and females), selecting four areas with the highest contamination frequency from each carcass, resulting in a total surface area of 400 mm2. Following the tests, it was seen that the samples did not contain any bacteria from the Salmonella genus or the Enterobacteriaceae family. In terms of the total number of bacteria, the highest microbial load was found in males (8.2 x 102 cfu/cm2) on carcasses 2 and 5. Simultaneously, the lowest microbial load (6.0 x 102 cfu/cm2) was recorded on carcass 4 from females. We can conclude that, based on the results, these values are below the accepted standard limit, indicating wholesome meat.
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