Poultry Slaughter Process Process Potential Process Decision Scientific Hazards Parameters Criteria Documentation Cloacal B Cloacally plugging Cloacal plugging prior to electrocution – plugging chickens to resulted in 2.5 to 3 log units less Campylobacter spp. electrocution spp. Campylobacter contamination Scalding B Contamination Chicken carcasses Scalding significantly reduced , R.J. Meinersmann, R.J. – of skin and scalded for 110 (about 4 log units) on Buhr, N.A. Reimer, R.W. Campylobacter respiratory seconds, 57 the surface, however the presence of Philips, and M.A. Harrison. with seconds, then 45 or in the 2003 Presence of Campylobacter E. coli seconds with 15 respiratory tract were not effected. in the Campylobacter Campylobacter seconds out of the respiratory tract of broiler scalder between carcasses before and after each. commercial scalding. Poultry Science 82 (12) 1995-1999.
Poultry Slaughter Process Process Potential Hazards Process Parameters Decision Criteria Scientific Documentation Cloacal plugging B – Campylobacter spp. contamination Cloacally plugging chickens to electrocution Cloacal plugging prior to electrocution resulted in 2.5 to 3 log units less Campylobacter spp. Scalding B – Contamination of skin and respiratory with Campylobacter Chicken carcasses scalded for 110 seconds, 57 seconds, then 45 seconds with 15 seconds out of the scalder between each. Scalding significantly reduced Campylobacter (about 4 log units) on the surface, however the presence of Campylobacter or E. coli in the respiratory tract were not effected. , R.J. Meinersmann, R.J. Buhr, N.A. Reimer, R.W. Philips, and M.A. Harrison. 2003 Presence of Campylobacter in the respiratory tract of broiler carcasses before and after commercial scalding. Poultry Science 82 (12) 1995-1999.
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