Table 2 Prevalence of Arcobacter spp. in the processing line of a Danish broiler slaughterhouse determined by cultural enrichment and isolation or by direct PCR on enrichment cultures
Processing day 1 | After cleaning | Processing day 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | Enrichment | PCR | Enrichment | PCR | Enrichment | PCR |
Scalding tank | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 3/20 | 2/20 |
Evisceration machine | 10/20 | 13/20 | 0/20 | 2/20 | 19/20 | 17/20 |
Area “cutting of breast fillet” | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
Area “boning of chicken leg” | 0/20 | 2/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
Prevalence | 10/75 | 15/75 | 0/80 | 2/80 | 22/80 | 19/80 |
In percent | 13.3% | 20% | 0% | 2.5% | 27.5% | 23.8% |