Table 4.
Prevalence of Salmonella on poultry processing equipment of different processing plants.
| Processing step | Location1 | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|
| First processing (kill line) | Head puller | 40.7a |
| Picker | 53.7a | |
| Scalder | 42.6a | |
| First rehang | First rehang | 20.4b,c |
| First processing (evis line) | Cropper | 44.4a |
| Eviscerator | 24.1b | |
| Second rehang | Second rehang shackle | 7.4c,d |
| Second rehang table | 0d | |
| Second processing | Debone belt | 13.0b,c,d |
| Hand saw | 3.7d | |
| Halver | 9.3b,c,d | |
| Leg quarter hopper | 9.3b,c,d | |
| Saddle halver | 5.6c,d | |
| Wing cutter | 9.3b,c,d | |
| X-ray belt | 5.6c,d |
a-dSuperscripts indicate significant differences. N = 54, SEM = 5.39, P = 0.001.
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Equipment within each processing plants sampled. Means with different.