Isolation of Salmonella from Chicken Cleaning Machines in Al-Najaff and Al-Hilla Provinces

Chicken meat and its derivatives are among the foodstuffs considered by environmental health authorities to present the highest risks to the public.A total of 50 samples were collected from different chicken cleaning machines, and tested for the present of Salmonella.Environmental was carried out in Kauffman’s tetrathionate broth and isolation on Salmonella – Shigella agar, Brilliant – green agar and (15 ) isolates were classified as Salmonella and this isolation pattern of contamination suggests a problem in transfer of Salmonella from chicken meat to the public.Aim of the study:1- The aim of this study to investigate the distribution of Salmonella through the chicken cleaning machines in Al-Najaff and Al-Hilla provinces during July 2011.2- Study of antibiotics resistance of all isolates