Abstract:

In this study, microbiological quality of conventional (commercial farm egg) and village eggs sold in Elazıg were examined during a year (between January 2018 and December 2018). Each month, 12 village eggs and 12 conventional eggs were collected from public bazar, grocery stores and markets. In total, 144 conventional and 144 village eggs were collected during a year. Total number of Mesophilic Aerobic Bacteria (TMAB), Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella spp. They were investigated on the eggshells and in the content of eggs. While the average number of TMAB on the eggshells of the conventional eggs was 4.47 log10/eggshell, 5.15 log10/eggshell were found for the village eggs. The number of TMAB was 1.29 log10/ml and 1.14 log10/ml in the content of the eggs, respectively. The number of Enterobacteriaceae was 1.23 and 1.30 log10/eggshell on the conventional and village eggs, respectively. In the egg contents, these numbers were 0.71 and 0.70 log10/ml for the conventional and village eggs, respectively. The significant difference was found in TMAB numbers between the conventional and village eggshells, in point of the entire year results (p<0.05). There was no difference between the conventional and village eggshells in terms of the number of Enterobacteriaceae (p>0.05). In terms of Salmonella spp., statistical difference was not detected both eggshells and egg contents between conventional and village eggs (p>0.05). No salmonella was detected in the egg contents of the conventional eggs. In conclusion, the results revealed that the microbiological quality of the conventional eggs and eggshells were better when compared with the village egg and eggshells, and the Salmonella risk was lower in conventional eggs compared to the village eggs.

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Abstract:

In this study, microbiological quality of conventional (commercial farm egg) and village eggs sold in Elazıg were examined during a year (between January 2018 and December 2018). Each month, 12 village eggs and 12 conventional eggs were collected from public bazaars, grocery stores and markets. In total, 144 conventional and 144 village eggs were collected during a year. Total number of Mesophilic Aerobic Bacteria (TMAB), Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella spp. were investigated on the eggshells and in the content of eggs. While the average number of TMAB on the eggshells of the conventional eggs was 4.47 log10/eggshell, 5.15 log10/eggshell were found for the village eggs. The number of TMAB was 1.29 log10/ml and 1.14 log10/ml in the content of the eggs, respectively. The number of Enterobacteriaceae was 1.23 and 1.30 log10/eggshell on the conventional and village eggs, respectively. In the egg contents, these numbers were 0.71 and 0.70 log10/ml for the conventional and village eggs, respectively. The significant difference was found in TMAB numbers between the conventional and village eggshells, in point of the entire year results (p<0.05). There was no difference between the conventional and village eggshells in terms of the number of Enterobacteriaceae (p>0.05). In terms of Salmonella spp., statistical difference was not detected both eggshells and egg contents between conventional and village eggs (p>0.05). No Salmonella was detected in the egg contents of the conventional eggs. In conclusion, the results revealed that the microbiological quality of the conventional eggs and eggshells were better when compared with the village egg and eggshells, and the Salmonella risk was lower in conventional eggs compared to village eggs.