ANALYSIS OF SALMONELLA SP. CONTENT IN BROILER MEAT FROM RPA & TPA IN BANJARBARU CITY: broiler, microbial contamination, traditional market, Salmonella sp.

Herliani, Herliani
Habibah, Habibah
Hidayat, M. Ilmi

Tropical Wetland Journal
Vol 9 No 2 (2023): Wetland Agricultural Issues

The purpose of this research is to detect the presence of Salmonella sp. bacteria contamination in broiler meat sold in TPA and RPA Banjarbaru. This study used a survey method with purposive sampling technique, with a total of 92 samples (2 from TPA and 2 from RPA). The research was conducted at 2 Broiler Slaughterhouses (TPA) and 2 Broiler Cutting Houses (RPA) in Banjarbaru City, followed by testing at the Laboratory of the Regional Veterinary Disease Investigator Testing Center for the Kalimantan Region. In TPA 1 Loktabat Utara, 22 samples were positive for Salmonella sp. out of 22 samples. Then, in TPA 2 Guntung Payung, 6 samples were positive for Salmonella sp. out of 22 samples, while in RPA 1 Guntung Manggis, none of the 24 samples tested positive for Salmonella sp., and in RPA 2 Landasan Ulin Timur, 2 samples were positive for Salmonella sp. out of 24 samples tested. In conclusion, out of 92 samples, the tested broiler meat originated from 2 TPA and 2 RPA. Positive Salmonella sp. samples were 63.6% in TPA and 4.16% in RPA.