Efficacy of Natural Cranberry Extracts against Campylobacter Colonization in Poultry
Ann Woo-Ming 1, Komala Arsi 1, Ann M. Donoghue 2,
Jonathan R. Moyle 2, and
Dan J. Donoghue 1
1. Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2. Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fayetteville AR
2. Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fayetteville AR
Abstract―Campylobacter is the leading causes of bacterial foodborne illness in humans and is associated with poultry consumption. Currently there are no effective treatments to eliminate Campylobacter from poultry. Extracts from the American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) containing proanthocyanidins have inhibited other foodborne pathogens. In this study, we evaluated two different cranberry extracts, either containing low (1%, L-PAC) or high concentrations (30%, H-PAC) of proanthocyanidins, to reduce Campylobacter counts, in vitro or in vivo. Although effective in vitro, when fed to 70 day-of-hatch birds at either 0% (control), L-PAC (0.5%, 1% or 2%) or H-PAC (0.5%, 1% or 2%) in replicate trials, Campylobacter counts were not reduced. Although highly effective in vitro, further evaluation is needed to determine optimum concentrations of cranberry proanthocyanidins to reduce Campylobacter in poultry.
Index Terms―natural extracts, cranberry, Campylobacter jejuni, poultry
Cite: Ann Woo-Ming, Komala Arsi, Ann M. Donoghue, Jonathan R. Moyle, and Dan J. Donoghue, "Efficacy of Natural Cranberry Extracts against Campylobacter Colonization in Poultry," International Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 66-70, June 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijfe.2.1.66-70
Cite: Ann Woo-Ming, Komala Arsi, Ann M. Donoghue, Jonathan R. Moyle, and Dan J. Donoghue, "Efficacy of Natural Cranberry Extracts against Campylobacter Colonization in Poultry," International Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 66-70, June 2016. doi: 10.18178/ijfe.2.1.66-70
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