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Volume 19 No 8 (2021)
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Antibacterial Residues in Some Imported Chickens to Iraq
Ammar H. Salman, Sarmad Alhadethy
Abstract
In this study three of trademarks of frozen chickens imported to Iraq were chosen to study the antibacterials residues
in the chicken meat. The three trade marks were TM1, TM2 and TM3. Three chickens of each trade mark were bought
from local market of Baghdad, from each chick a piece of muscle was cut from the thigh and the chest and from each
piece four samples were tested for antimicrobial residues by using four plate test (FTP). The results showed presence
of antibacterials residues in 49% of tested samples. For TM2 and TM3 the positive samples were 62.5% and 83%
respectively while no antibacterials residues detected for TM1. Concluded from this study the presence of
antibacterials residues in imported chickens to Iraq.
Keywords
Antibacterials Residues, Broiler, Four Plate Test, Chicken Thigh Muscle; Chicken Chest Muscle
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