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CERTIFICATION
By the student
I certify that this work has not been presented elsewhere for the award of a degree
or any other purpose.
ADETUNJI, A. O. ............................
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Students name Signature Date
By Supervisor
I certify that this work was carried out by Mr. Adetunji, A. O. in the Department
of Animal Production and Health of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo
State.
Miss. A. A. Adesua ............................ .........................
Supervisors name Signature Date

Approval by the Head of Department (HOD)
PROF. G. E. ONIBI ............................ .........................
HODs name Signature Date



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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am very grateful to Jehovah, the Almighty God who gave me life, he has
sustained and protected me until this very moment.
I acknowledge the Head of Department, Prof. G.E. Onibi for his effort, diligence
and hard work in ensuring the smooth running of the affairs of the department.
I specially thank my project supervisor Miss. A.A. Adesua, for the time and effort
taken to read and correct my project work.
I acknowledge the effort of my Departmental lecturers; Prof. I.A. Adebayo, Prof.
C.A. Chineke, Prof. T.A.M. Awoniyi, Dr. A.N. Fajemisin, Dr. I.B. Osho, Dr. O.A. Adu,
Dr. (Mrs.) O.B. Faluyi, Mr. M Adegbenro, Dr. F.A. Igbasan, Dr. S.O. Aro, Mr. O.B.
Morenikeji, Dr. (Mrs.) O.A. Adekolurejo, Dr. (Mrs.) G. Ibhaze, Prof. V.A. Aletor, Prof.
J.A. Alokan, Prof. J.O. Agbede for the knowledge imparted into me, which has made my
training a successful one, my gratitude goes out to Mr. Oguntokun M.O., Mrs. Osifo G.T.,
Mrs. Adeniran C.O., for their assistance in the laboratory.
My gratitude goes out to my parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Adetunji, and my entire
family, Adetutu, Adeola and Tejumade for their united and untiring love and support from
the onset until this moment. I appreciate their kind gesture.
I cannot also forget to thank all my friends, especially Afeluyi Opeyemi, Omotoso
Femi, and Adeosun Damilare for their words of encouragement and for providing moral
support throughout the course of this project work.
To Jeje Olufunmilayo, Falade Femi, Adegbite Joseph, I say it has been wonderful
having you as my departmental colleagues and friends.
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To Mrs. Agunbiade and my friends Ife, Naomi and Sheye, I say thank you for
your support, May Jehovah bless you all.
DEDICATION
This project is dedicated to Jehovah, the giver of life and sustainer.















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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Acknowledgements iii
Dedication iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables vii
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Poultry Trade 3
2.2 Categories of Chicken Meat 4
2.3 Composition of Chicken Meat 4
2.4 Household Meat Demand 4
2.5 Food Safety 5
2.5.1 Presence of Food-borne Pathogen in food 6
2.5.2 Food borne Diseases in Humans 7
2.6 Sources of meat Contamination 7
2.7 Lipid Oxidation 11
2.8 Moisture and Fat Content of Meat 12
2.9 Meat Quality 13
3.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS 16
3.1 Study Area 16
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3.2 Sample Collection 16
3.3 Bacteriological Analysis 16
3.3.1 Sample preparation 16
3.3.2 Culturing and enumeration 17
3.4 Crude Protein Determination 17
3.5 Moisture Content 18
3.6 Lipid Content Determination 18
3.7 Measurement of Lipid Oxidation 19
REFERENCES
APPENDICES