Control of Campylobacter in Poultry
- Project start date: 1 April 2008
- Project status: Completed
- Project type: Food safety
- Discipline: Microbiology and food hygiene
- Author/s: Dr Robert Madden, Queen's University Belfast
- Collaborator/s: Single supplier
Research objective
The research objective of this project was to identify and establish best practices for controlling Campylobacter on poultry farms, aiming to achieve Campylobacter-free broilers. The study utilized data from the Northern Ireland Industrial Training and Development Unit, analyzing existing findings and integrating them with published research to create a comprehensive list of effective control measures. By distilling these practices into actionable guidelines, the project sought to provide the poultry farming community across the island of Ireland with evidence-based strategies to mitigate Campylobacter contamination. This initiative was motivated by successful outcomes observed in Iceland and Belgium, where similar approaches have contributed to reduced Campylobacter-related food poisoning. The ultimate goal was to disseminate these best practices widely within the industry, thereby improving food safety and public health by decreasing the prevalence of Campylobacter in poultry and consequently lowering the incidence of Campylobacter-induced illness in humans.
Outputs
Research report
- Title: Unpublished report
- Publication date: 1 April 2009
- Summary: This study determined best practices for the control of Campylobacter on poultry farms, based on mining the data produced by the Northern Ireland Industrial Training and Development Unit study.
- Findings:
The data were updated and combined with published studies to produce a concise list of current best practices. This was then widely disseminated in the poultry farming community across the island of Ireland in order to assist in meeting the goal of Campylobacter-free broilers. Experiences in Iceland and Belgium have shown that this would assist in the reduction of Campylobacter food poisoning in the human population.
Other outputs
McMaster, S. and Madden, R.H. (2009). “Control of Campylobacter in poultry: Development of a dissemination programme for lessons for farmers on the island of Ireland”. Reducing the risk of infection Poultry World, 32
