Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in chicken produced by major poultry companies in Saudi Arabia

Food Safety and Risk

Table 1 Prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni in refrigerated whole chicken carcasses of 11 poultry companies in Riyadh City wholesale market

Poultry samples	Group 1			Group 2			Group 3			Total	%
	First day of the production date			3^rddays of the production date			7^thday of the production date			Positive
	Run1	Run2	Run3	Run1	Run2	Run3	Run1	Run2	Run3	(out of 9)
A	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	5	55.6
B	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	6	66.7
C	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	6	66.7
D	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	4	44.4
E	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	5	55.6
F	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	4	44.4
G	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	1	11.1
H	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	5	55.6
I	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	6	66.7
J	-	-	+	+		+	+	+	+	6	66.7
K	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	4	44.4
Number of total samples	33			33			33			99
Number of positive sample	10			15			27			52	-
%	30.30			45.45			81.81			52.52	-

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