Cellulitis in broiler chickens: epidemiological trends, meat hygiene, and possible human health implications

The present work evaluates trends in the incidence of cellulitis during the last decade using Canadian National Poultry Condemnation Records. In 1986, only 0.048% of the total slaughter broilers were condemned as a result of cellulitis lesions. Over the next 10 yr, steady increments in cellulitis co...

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Published in:Avian diseases 1998-04, Vol.42 (2), p.285-291
Main Authors: Kumor, L.W. (Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.), Olkowski, A.A, Gomis, S.M, Allan, B.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abattoirs - statistics & numerical data
Animals
Ascites
BROILER CHICKENS
CANADA
Canada - epidemiology
CARCASS CONDEMNATION
CARNE DE AVES
Cellulitis
Cellulitis - epidemiology
Cellulitis - microbiology
Cellulitis - veterinary
Chickens
Dermatitis
DISTRIBUCION GEOGRAFICA
DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHIQUE
ENFERMEDADES DE LA PIEL
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli - isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology
Escherichia coli Infections - veterinary
Eternal condemnation
FORECASTING
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Health Status
HIGIENE DE LA CARNE
HISTOIRE
HISTORIA
HISTORY
Hygiene
HYGIENE DE LA VIANDE
INCIDENCE
INSPECCION DE LA CARNE
INSPECTION DES VIANDES
Lesions
MALADIE DE LA PEAU
Meat - standards
MEAT HYGIENE
MEAT INSPECTION
Meats
POLLO DE ENGORDE
POULET DE CHAIR
Poultry Diseases - epidemiology
Poultry Diseases - microbiology
POULTRY MEAT
Prevalence
PUBLIC HEALTH
SALUD PUBLICA
SANTE PUBLIQUE
SEASONAL VARIATION
Skin
SKIN DISEASES
TECHNIQUE DE PREVISION
TECNICAS DE PREDICCION
VARIACION ESTACIONAL
VARIATION SAISONNIERE
VIANDE DE VOLAILLE
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Summary:The present work evaluates trends in the incidence of cellulitis during the last decade using Canadian National Poultry Condemnation Records. In 1986, only 0.048% of the total slaughter broilers were condemned as a result of cellulitis lesions. Over the next 10 yr, steady increments in cellulitis condemnations were observed, and between 1986 and 1996, the percentage of cellulitis condemnation increased 11.8-fold. In 1996, more than 2.6 million broilers (0.568% of total slaughter) were condemned due to cellulitis; this constituted 30.1% of total condemnations, making it the number one condemnation category in 1996. In the context of dynamic increase in cellulitis, the problems concerning meat hygiene and possible health risk to the consumer are deliberated
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1592478