Editorial for the Special Issue: Game Meat and Game Meat Products: Safety, Quality and Consumer Perception

Branciari, Raffaella; Ranucci, David

doi:10.3390/foods11142073

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“…Still, it is often carried out late and with logistical difficulties due to the distance from the hunting location to the refrigeration location, delayed handling procedures, and conditions intrinsic to the animal, such as its weight. Timely refrigeration is a crucial parameter to stop the microbial contamination of carcasses, and unskinned carcasses should never be refrigerated [16,33].…”

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Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption

Abrantes,

Canotilho,

Vieira-Pinto

2023

Zoonotic Diseases

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The microbiological contamination of wild boar meat depends on the hygiene practices that hunters apply during its preparation, from the point of collection to its refrigeration. This study assesses Portuguese hunters’ knowledge of hygiene practices when handling wild boar carcasses that can jeopardise meat safety. A general structured survey entitled “Private consumption of game meat and good hygiene practices” was distributed to Portuguese hunters. Of the 206 respondents, 95% use wild boar meat for private consumption without prior inspection or initial examination by a veterinarian. This study also revealed that the vast majority of respondents have several risky practices that can compromise the safety of wild boar meat consumed (evisceration, handling, refrigeration, and transport). It is also evident that there is a lack of knowledge related to recognising lesions compatible with zoonotic infections in the hunted animals. These inappropriate knowledge and practices can pose a risk to hunters (occupational zoonotic health) and consumers (foodborne diseases). To reduce this risk, hunters need to be trained and informed about proper game meat handling practices.

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Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption

Abrantes,

Canotilho,

Vieira-Pinto

2023

Zoonotic Diseases

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“…The zoonotic risk derived from infected wildlife is associated with the spread of pathogens from indirect contamination (contact with farm animals and pastures) and the direct contamination of game meat [ 14 ]. In recent years, both the demand for wild boar meat and the consumption of game meat in general are rising; this trend is due to the characteristics of this type of meat, which complies with several consumer demands: it offers good sensory and nutritional profiles and has less of an environmental effect than farmed meat since it originates from animals that were born and grown in natural environments until the moment of harvest [ 17 , 18 ]. However, there are certain issues with game meat; in particular, the lack of microbiological standards and process hygiene criteria makes it challenging to organize supply chain controls.…”

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Hunted Wild Boars in Sardinia: Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Genomic Analysis of Salmonella and Yersinia enterocolitica

Siddi,

Piras,

Meloni

et al. 2023

Foods

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The objective of this investigation was to evaluate Salmonella and Yersinia enterocolitica prevalence in wild boars hunted in Sardinia and further characterize the isolates and analyse antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns. In order to assess slaughtering hygiene, an evaluation of carcasses microbial contamination was also carried out. Between 2020 and 2022, samples were collected from 66 wild boars hunted during two hunting seasons from the area of two provinces in northern and central Sardinia (Italy). Samples collected included colon content samples, mesenteric lymph nodes samples and carcass surface samples. Salmonella and Y. enterocolitica detection was conducted on each sample; also, on carcass surface samples, total aerobic mesophilic count and Enterobacteriaceae count were evaluated. On Salmonella and Y. enterocolitica isolates, antimicrobial susceptibility was tested and whole genome sequencing was applied. Salmonella was identified in the colon content samples of 3/66 (4.5%) wild boars; isolates were S. enterica subs. Salamae, S. ser. Elomrane and S. enterica subs. Enterica. Y. enterocolitica was detected from 20/66 (30.3%) wild boars: in 18/66 (27.3%) colon contents, in 3/66 (4.5%) mesenteric lymph nodes and in 3/49 (6.1%) carcass surface samples. In all, 24 Y. enterocolitica isolates were analysed and 20 different sequence types were detected, with the most common being ST 860. Regarding AMR, no resistance was detected in Salmonella isolates, while expected resistance towards β-lactams (blaA gene) and streptogramin (vatF gene) was observed in Y. enterocolitica isolates (91.7% and 4.2%, respectively). The low presence of AMR is probably due to the low anthropic impact in the wild areas. Regarding the surface contamination of carcasses, values (mean ± standard deviation log10 CFU/cm2) were 2.46 ± 0.97 for ACC and 1.07 ± 1.18 for Enterobacteriaceae. The results of our study confirm that wild boars can serve as reservoirs and spreaders of Salmonella and Y. enterocolitica; the finding of Y. enterocolitica presence on carcass surface highlights how meat may become superficially contaminated, especially considering that contamination is linked to the conditions related to the hunting, handling and processing of game animals.

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Development and application of a streamlined DNase-assisted DNA extraction method for the quantitative PCR of live bacterial counts in heated game meat

Kimura

2024

International Journal of Environmental Studies

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Editorial for the Special Issue: Game Meat and Game Meat Products: Safety, Quality and Consumer Perception

Abstract: Consumer interest in game meat has increased in recent years, mainly due to the growing population of some wild species, the “natural sounding” aspect of game meat and its good nutritional value [...]

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption

Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Portuguese Hunters Using Wild Boar Meat for Private Consumption

Hunted Wild Boars in Sardinia: Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Genomic Analysis of Salmonella and Yersinia enterocolitica

Development and application of a streamlined DNase-assisted DNA extraction method for the quantitative PCR of live bacterial counts in heated game meat

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