Abstract:
Food safety remains an ongoing and significant public health concern
for the food poultry industry. This concern includes not only the poultry
sector of the poultry industry, but also the commercial egg industry. Foodborne pathogens can be in contact throughout the production chain, from
initial hatching to processing and ultimately to poultry retailing and cooking. The prevention and control of these pathogens in industrial poultry
production requires the identification of their sources and transmission
routes. Characterization of microbial populations by gene sequencing for
taxonomic identification and comparison of microbiome diversity gives the
poultry industry new insight into associated microbial communities with
all aspects of poultry production and health maintenance.