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In this work, 50 samples of chicken meat (packed and frozen at -18 °C) bought for the need of Turkish Military Forces in Ankara Garrison was investigated for the detection of microbiological contamination level. For this aim, chicken meat delivered to the cold air stock of military force’s in frozen state dissolved at 4 °C after that, for the determination of the contamination level of aerobic mezophilic general bacteria, psychophilic bacteria, Pseudomonas spp., S. aureus, coagulase (+) S. aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, coliform type bacteria, E. coli and Salmonella spp. plantings were done to suitable parts of the meat from the parts such as the thigh, skin and thorax. Microbiological analysis of chicken’s thigh, skin and thorax yielded the following results in respectively: all samples were 100 % contaminated by aerobic mesophilic general bacteria, 100 %, 98 % and 100 % of the samples respectively were contaminated by psychophilic bacteria, 96 %, 98 % and 96 % of the samples were contaminated by Pseudomonas spp., 66 %, 100 % and 74 % of the samples were contaminated by S. aureus, 28 %, 82 % and 38 % of the samples were contaminated by coagulase (+) S. aureus, 62 %, 98 % and 58 % of the samples were contaminated by Enterobacteriaceae, 26 %, 96 % and 22 % of the samples were contaminated by coliform type bacteria, 12 %, 64 % and 4 % of the samples were contaminated by E. coli, and 18 %, 26 % and 16 % of the samples were contaminated by Salmonella spp. In conclusion, our study suggests that although chicken meat served for consumption in Ankara Garrison is produced by modern technology, conditions of hygiene and sanitation are not observed adequately enough from production till consumption

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