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

Joby Elizabeth John; C. Sethulekshmi; C. Latha; K. Vrinda Menon; S. Sankaralingam; V.L. Gleeja

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 2017)

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

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

Affiliations

Joby Elizabeth John: Department of Veterinary Public Health College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651.
C. Sethulekshmi: Department of Veterinary Public Health College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651.
C. Latha: Department of Veterinary Public Health College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651.
K. Vrinda Menon: Department of Veterinary Public Health College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur-680651.
S. Sankaralingam: University Poultry and Duck Farm
V.L. Gleeja: Department of Statistics

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 48, no. 1
pp. 6 – 8

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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

Published in Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

ISSN: 0971-0701 (Print); 2582-0605 (Online)
Publisher: Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Physiology: Animal biochemistry; Science: Science (General)
Website: https://www.jvas.in/

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