Prevalence of salmonella in edible offal in Afyonkarahisar Province,Turkey [Afyonkarahisar i̇lindeki yenebilir sakatatlarda salmonella'ni{dotless}n prevalansi{dotless}]

In this study,the prevalence of salmonella sp. was examined using a total of 205 edible bovine offal samples collected from different abattoirs (n=105) and butcheries (n=100) by immunomagnetic separation (ims) method. the isolation rate of salmonella was found to be 8.57%,5.71% and 5.71% for the liver,kidney and tripe samples collected from the abattoir,respectively. of the offal samples obtained from the butcheries,the detection rate of salmonella sp. was 16% in the liver and 4% in the kidney,tripe and brain samples. overall,it was found that 8.29% of all the offal samples obtained from the abattoirs and butcheries were determined to be contaminated with salmonella sp. the results of this study shows that edible offal are cross-contaminated by salmonella sp. at the abattoirs and retail sale points until they reach to the consumer. it is recommended that adequate hygienic and sanitary measures be taken in these kind of places in order to protect public health.