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Food Safety in Poultry Meat Production

  • Provides a comprehensive review of poultry meat safety, incorporating scientific and technological advancements of the last decade
  • Explains various approaches to improving the microbiological safety of poultry, including efforts to control foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter spp. and pathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Addresses recent concerns in poultry meat production such as antibiotic usage and consequential antimicrobial resistance

Part of the book series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety (FMFS)

Part of the book sub series: Practical Approaches (PRACT)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Salmonella in Poultry Meat Production

    • Divek V. T. Nair, Anup Kollanoor Johny
    Pages 1-24
  3. Reducing Foodborne Pathogens in Organic Poultry: Challenges and Opportunities

    • Komala Arsi, Dan J. Donoghue, Kumar Venkitanarayanan, Ann M. Donoghue
    Pages 25-46
  4. Antibiotic Usage in Poultry Production and Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella in Poultry

    • Deepak Kumar, Suchawan Pornsukarom, Siddhartha Thakur
    Pages 47-66
  5. Pre-harvest Approaches to Improve Poultry Meat Safety

    • Mary Anne Amalaradjou
    Pages 95-122
  6. Post-harvest Approaches to Improve Poultry Meat Safety

    • Chitrine Biswas, Alex Leboveic, Kevin Burke, Debabrata Biswas
    Pages 123-138
  7. Advances in Packaging of Poultry Meat Products

    • Sunil Mangalassary
    Pages 139-159
  8. Advances in Vaccines for Controlling Foodborne Salmonella spp. in Poultry

    • Michael H. Kogut, Elizabeth Santin
    Pages 161-189
  9. Advances in Vaccines for Controlling Campylobacter in Poultry

    • Isaac P. Kashoma, Vishal Srivastava, Gireesh Rajashekara
    Pages 191-210
  10. Applications of “Omics” Technologies to Study Gut Health in Poultry

    • Indu Upadhyaya, Abhinav Upadhyay, Kumar Venkitanarayanan
    Pages 211-234
  11. Regulations in Poultry Meat Processing

    • Estefanía Novoa Rama, Manpreet Singh
    Pages 293-301

About this book

This comprehensive study of poultry meat safety offers readers the most up-to-date information on food safety concerns in poultry meat production. Chapters address recent topics of interest such as organic poultry production, antimicrobial resistant pathogens in poultry, antibiotic usage in poultry production, and pre- and post- harvest approaches to improving poultry meat safety.


The last couple of decades have observed a significant increase in poultry meat production in the US. However, poultry meat is a potential source of foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter spp. and pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC linked to human infections), leading to economic losses to the poultry industry and impacting public health. Advances in knowledge in microbiology, molecular biology, immunology and “omics” fields have intensified efforts to improve the microbiological safety of poultry by targeting virulence mechanisms of the pathogens, developing vaccines and improving gut health in chickens. Moreover, due to the emergence of multidrug resistance in poultry-borne pathogens, and growth of organic poultry production, there exists significant interest for developing natural strategies for controlling pathogens in chickens.   


This edited volume provides insight into these strategies and covers other material of interest to food microbiologists, public health personnel, and poultry scientists. Readers of various backgrounds will appreciate its incorporation of recent developments not covered in other publications on the subject.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

    Kumar Venkitanarayanan

  • College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

    Siddhartha Thakur

  • Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

    Steven C. Ricke

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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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