abd ellatif, Z., Saad, S., Hassanin, F., Salem, A., Saleh, E. (2020). Efficiency of some organic acids as decontaminants in sheep carcasses. test, 38(2), 116-119. doi: 10.21608/bvmj.2020.27504.1197
zakaria ahmed abd ellatif; Saad Mahmoud Saad; Fatin Sayed Hassanin; Amany Mohammed Salem; Ebeed Abd Elaty Saleh. "Efficiency of some organic acids as decontaminants in sheep carcasses". test, 38, 2, 2020, 116-119. doi: 10.21608/bvmj.2020.27504.1197
abd ellatif, Z., Saad, S., Hassanin, F., Salem, A., Saleh, E. (2020). 'Efficiency of some organic acids as decontaminants in sheep carcasses', test, 38(2), pp. 116-119. doi: 10.21608/bvmj.2020.27504.1197
abd ellatif, Z., Saad, S., Hassanin, F., Salem, A., Saleh, E. Efficiency of some organic acids as decontaminants in sheep carcasses. test, 2020; 38(2): 116-119. doi: 10.21608/bvmj.2020.27504.1197

Efficiency of some organic acids as decontaminants in sheep carcasses

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal
Article 23, Volume 38, Issue 2, September 2020, Pages 116-119    PDF (98.71 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/bvmj.2020.27504.1197
Authors
zakaria ahmed abd ellatif* 1; Saad Mahmoud Saad2; Fatin Sayed Hassanin3; Amany Mohammed Salem2; Ebeed Abd Elaty Saleh4
1veterinarian
2Food control Dept., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University
3Food control Dept., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt
4Food control Dept., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt
Abstract
Abstract
Potent and food-safe antibacterial chemicals capable of decontaminating carcass surfaces have been researched for a long time due to their great value for the quality and shelf life of the meat. The aim of current study is to test the antibacterial effect of lactic acid (LA) and acetic acid (AA) spray treatments using three concentrations (1, 1.5 and 2 %) on the aerobic plate count, Enterobacteriacae count, coliform count, and Staphylococcus count of fresh sheep carcasses surface after 20 minutes of spraying. Results of the investigated bacteriological parameters showed significant reductions after being exposed to organic acids, especially Gram negative bacteria (Enterobacteriacae) which showed greater sensitivity to the used organic acids than Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus), where greater concentration gave greater reduction in the bacterial counts. Moreover, spray wash of lactic acid resulted in higher reduction of bacterial counts on meat surface than acetic acid. From the obtained results, organic acids showed safe, simple, efficient, cheap, and highly effective modality of meat decontamination, on addition, application of lactic acid 2.0% spray showed higher anti-bacterial effect, therefore, it is recommended to improve safety of sheep carcasses for industrial scales.
Keywords
Acetic acid; Lactic acid; Sheep carcass; Bacteriological quality
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