A STUDY ON THE FUNGAL CONTAMINATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CHICKEN EGGS IN THRISSU

oleh: Joby Elizabeth John, C. Sethulekshmi, C. Latha, K. Vrinda Menon, S. Sankaralingam, V.L. Gleeja

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 2017-01-01

Deskripsi

A total of 120 chicken eggs were collected randomly from retail outlets in and around Thrissur during monsoon and post monsoon season and subjected to mycological examination. The mean total yeast and mould count were 5.87 ± 0.11 and 4.45± 0.15 log10 CFU/egg shell during monsoon and post monsoon seasons, respectively