group were randomly selected and slaughtered. Proximate
composition (AOAC, 1994) and microbiological status of
carcasses were determined. Chickens were removed from
feed, but not water, for 8 h prior to slaughter, chickens on
the control feed were first.After these chickens were
processed, scald water was changed, all equipment cleaned
and sanitized using a commercial sanitizer, and the treated
chickens were then processed.Feed withdrawal times were
staggered to account for differences between processing
intervals. Pre-chilled carcasses were sampled using the
whole carcasses rinse technique of Cox et al. (1983)
modified to 400 ml BPD rinse solution. Each sample rinse
was evaluated for salmonellaincidence (positive/total),
coliformsand campylobactercounts by approved methods
(FDA, 1992).
The data were evaluated by using Student
,
s test to
compare results for control and experimental groups.
probability was based on p