Microbiological quality and potential public health risks of export meat from springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in Namibia |
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| Authors: | K. Magwedere R. Shilangale R.S. Mbulu Y. Hemberger L.C. Hoffman F. Dziva |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Animal Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Maitland 7602, South Africa;2. Central Veterinary Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, P. Bag 13187, Windhoek, Namibia;3. Division of Veterinary Public Health, Directorate of Veterinary Services, P.O. Box 28, Mariental, Namibia;4. Division of Microbiology, Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Berkshire RG20 7NN, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | To assess the microbiological quality and safety of export game meat; i) a total of 80 pooled meat samples for aerobic plate count (APC) and Enterobacteriaceae ii) water used in harvesting and processing for microbiological quality and iii) meat and rectal contents for Salmonella spp. and Shiga toxin Escherichia coli (STEC) were evaluated in 2009 and 2010. No differences (p > 0.05) in the APCs were observed between the years, but the mean Enterobacteriaceae count for 2009 was 1.33 ± 0.69 log10 cfu/cm2 compared to 2.93 ± 1.50 log10 cfu/cm2 for 2010. Insignificant Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) levels were detected in 9/23 field water samples, while fecal bacterial (coliforms, Clostridium perfringens and enterococci) were absent in all samples. No Salmonella spp. was isolated and all E. coli isolates from meat were negative for STEC virulence genes (stx1, stx2, eae and hlyA), suggesting a negligible role by springbok in the epidemiology of STEC and Salmonella. |
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| Keywords: | Springbok meat E. coli Meat safety STEC Water quality Venison |
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