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1. The effects of electrolysed water (acidic or slightly acidic) on microbial load and physicochemical properties of chicken carcases were determined. Chicken carcases treated with chemical decontamination solution (chlorine dioxide) on the slaughter line were used as the control group (C). The other two experimental groups consisted of groups A - treated with acidic electrolysed water and B - treated with slightly acidic electrolysed water.2. On d 1 and 7 post slaughter, samples were evaluated for physicochemical and microbiological characteristics. The pH, oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and available chlorine concentration (ACC) values of the solutions used in the application were determined.3. During storage, lipid oxidation remained stable in the samples treated with slightly acidic electrolysed water (p < 0.05). In addition, the application of acidic electrolysed water significantly (p < 0.05) decreased b* (yellowness) colour in the samples. Carcases in the A group had the lowest counts of total coliform bacteria, total mesophilic aerobic bacteria and S. aureus on d 1 (p < 0.05). Campylobacter counts in samples from group B significantly (p < 0.05) decreased during the storage period. The lowest E. coli count was detected in group A on both d 1 and 7 (p < 0.05). The reduction in Salmonella spp. counts during storage was similar in all groups.4. The results suggested that electrolysed water applications may be appropriate as an alternative to the chlorine dioxide solution used on the slaughter line in chicken slaughterhouses.
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From its first volume in 1960, British Poultry Science has been a leading international journal for poultry scientists and advisers to the poultry industry throughout the world. Over 60% of the independently refereed papers published originate outside the UK. Most typically they report the results of biological studies with an experimental approach which either make an original contribution to fundamental science or are of obvious application to the industry. Subjects which are covered include: anatomy, embryology, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, reproduction and genetics, behaviour, microbiology, endocrinology, nutrition, environmental science, food science, feeding stuffs and feeding, management and housing welfare, breeding, hatching, poultry meat and egg yields and quality.Papers that adopt a modelling approach or describe the scientific background to new equipment or apparatus directly relevant to the industry are also published. The journal also features rapid publication of Short Communications. Summaries of papers presented at the Spring Meeting of the UK Branch of the WPSA are published in British Poultry Abstracts .