Detection of Salmonella in poultry eggs and egg storing trays collected from poultry farms and local stores of Mianwali, Pakistan
Detection of Salmonella in poultry eggs and egg storing trays collected from poultry farms and local stores of Mianwali, Pakistan
ZULNAIRAH REHMAN1*, AZMATULLAH KHAN2, ABDUL WAJID3 & AYESHA MAQBOOL4
ABSTRACT
Bacterial genus Salmonella causes food borne illness called
salmonellosis. It is characterized by the typhoid fever and gastroenteritis.
To investigate the prevalence of Salmonella 240 samples were collected
from different areas of District Mianwali. Out of 240, eighty samples were
of commercial eggs, eighty were of non-commercial eggs and eighty were
of egg storing tray samples collected from local markets and house farms
of District Mianwali. The selective media used for the Salmonella was
hektoen enteric agar. The incidence of Salmonella in egg shells of
commercial eggs and non-commercial eggs was 32.5% and 27.5%. The
Salmonella prevalence in egg content was 15% and 12.5% in samples of
commercial eggs and non-commercial eggs. The Salmonella incidence
was 40% and 32.5% in egg storing tray samples that were collected from
local markets and house farms respectively. Salmonella prevalence in
albumin and yolk was 15%, 12.5% and 10% 5% in egg content of
commercial eggs and non-commercial eggs respectively. Overall
Salmonella contamination in local market samples and house farm
samples was 29.17% and 24.17% respectively. The Salmonella
prevalence in samples of house farms was lower than the local markets
samples collected across Mianwali District.
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June 2020
Vol.66, Iss. 1, Pages 1-126
