The objective of thiswork was to define a simple technological process for dry-curedHalal goatmeat elaboration.
The aims of this study were to analyze physicochemical parameters and to enumerate themicrobial population at
the end of the different manufacturing processes (two salting times and the addition of olive oil and paprika covering)
on 36 units of meat product. A total of 532 strains were isolated from several selective culture media and
then identified using classical and molecular methods. In general, salt effect and the addition of olive oil and
paprika were significant for all the studied microbial groups as well as on NaCl content and water activity.
Molecular analysis proves that staphylococci, especially Staphylococcus xylosus and Staphylococcus equorum,
were the most common naturally occurring microbiota. The best manufacturing process would be obtained
with a longer salting time and the addition of the olive oil and paprika covering.