Research Note: Use of Oleic acid to reduce the population of the bacterial Flora of Poultry Skin

摘要

the effect of oleic acid on native bacterial flora of pultry skin was examined. Sin from commercial broiler carcasses was washed once or twice in solutions of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10/100 (wt/vol) oleic acid and rinsed in peptone water. Aerobic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae,, Campylobacter, and enterococci in the rinsats were enumerted. Significantly fewer aerobic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, Campylobacter, and enterococci were recovered from rinsates of skin washed in oleic acid than from control samples. Additionally, fewer bacteria were recovered from rinsates of skin washed in higher concentrations of oleic acid than from skin washed in lower concentrations of the fatty acid.