ArticleEnvironmental health insights2026
Microbial Quality of Beef Carcasses and Hygiene Practices at Municipal Abattoirs of Central Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Microbial contamination of beef carcasses occurs during slaughtering process. Cross-sectional study was conducted to assess microbial quality of carcasses and workers' meat safety practices at five municipal abattoirs in the central part of Ethiopia. Overall, 255 carcass swab samples, along with 30 samples each from hands and knife swabs, and water were collected for microbial quality assessment using standard plating method. Additionally, semi structured questionnaires were administered to 142 abattoir workers to assess their meat safety practices. The study showed that the overall mean aerobic plate count of 6.12 log
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