Article,
The impact of slaughter practices on the prevalence of Salmonella in poultry carcasses in slaughterhouses in Bamako (Mali)
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 11 (3): 104–108 (September 2022)
DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2022.11.3.0137
Abstract
This study, carried out between October 2016 and June 2018, aimed to assess the impact of slaughtering practices on the prevalence of Salmonella in poultry carcasses slaughtered in Bamako markets. It involved 8 slaughterhouses grouped into two categories (A and B). Slaughterhouses classified in category A (75%) were characterized by unsatisfactory hygienic practices. On the other hand, those classified in category B (25%) respected certain principles and standards of slaughter. The prevalence of Salmonella observed in category A slaughterhouse (15.97%) is high compared to that of category B (7.29%). The results of this study have made it possible to establish that the risk factors at the origin of the contamination of poultry products are, among other things, the non-application of basic hygiene rules in the markets and at the level of poultry slaughterhouses, the non-application of good slaughtering practices and the use of rudimentary instruments for slaughtering.
