Microbiological vulnerability of eggs and environmental conditions in conventional and free-range housing systems

dc.contributor.authorGalvão, Julia Arantes
dc.contributor.authorBiondo, Alexander Welker
dc.contributor.authorPossebon, Fábio Sossai [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSpina, Thiago Luiz Belém [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Let cia Borges Nunes [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorZuim, Caio Vaciloto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorFilho, João Bosco Pereira Guerra [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPantoja, José Carlos Figueiredo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Almeida Nogueira Pinto, José Paes [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T16:53:30Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T16:53:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-01
dc.description.abstractAlthough Brazil is currently the world’s eighth largest egg exporter, the shift of consumers towards free-range eggs may present new sanitary challenges. This study aims to evaluate the microbiological vulnerability of eggs and environmental conditions in a farm certified for both conventional and free-range systems using two standard methods (enterobacteria counting and Salmonella spp. survey). Two high-producing farms were selected for this study, one under both conventional and free-range systems at the same place as the test farm, and another under conventional system only as a control farm. Enterobacteriaceae counts were determined for eggshells; and detection of Salmonella spp. was conducted in eggs, nest box material, feeder, and sponge samples from water dispensers, feeders, production plant, besides water samples from nipple dispensers and artesian well. The average enterobacteria count (log CFUmL-1) was 0.09 for conventional and 1.73 for free-range systems (p < 0.001). While Salmonella spp. was not detected in the conventional system but was present in one feeder and three eggshells from the free-range system. Therefore, the conventional system demonstrated better hygiene-sanitary status than the free-range one. Moreover, controlling food safety should always be considered when improving animal welfare.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Medicina Veterinária Setor de Ciências Agrárias Universidade Federal do Paraná UFPR
dc.description.affiliationPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Univ. Estadual Paulista – UNESP
dc.description.affiliationUnespPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia Univ. Estadual Paulista – UNESP
dc.format.extent133-142
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n1p133
dc.identifier.citationSemina:Ciencias Agrarias, v. 39, n. 1, p. 133-142, 2018.
dc.identifier.doi10.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n1p133
dc.identifier.issn1679-0359
dc.identifier.issn1676-546X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85047626520
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/171046
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSemina:Ciencias Agrarias
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,320
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEnterobacteria
dc.subjectFood safety
dc.subjectMicrobial contamination
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectSalmonella spp
dc.titleMicrobiological vulnerability of eggs and environmental conditions in conventional and free-range housing systemsen
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