Slaughterhouse wastes including animal and poultry wastes, were mixed
separately with 15% molasses and inoculated with a starter culture of
Lactobacillus plantarum. The mixture was incubated at 22-24 degrees C
for 10-15 days. Physico-chemical and chemical determinations including
pH, dry matter ash, Total Nitrogen (TN), Non Protein Nitrogen (NPN),
Total Volatile Nitrogen (TVN), lipids and reducing sugars were determi
ned on the products. In parallel, microbiological analyses, including
standard plate count, coliforms, Salmonella, Clostridium, were also de
termined daily. Results indicated that the product obtained from the a
nimal wastes showed low counts of coliforms. Salmonella was not detect
ed. Chemical determinations showed a net decrease of the pH and low le
vels of total volatile nitrogen with a decrease in total sugars. Non p
rotein nitrogen was high in the product relative to the raw material,
while the product obtained from poultry by-products showed very intere
sting data for both chemical and microbiological characteristics: that
is, pH decrease to low levels was rapid and the preservation was ensu
red by the net decrease in Gram negative bacteria and Clostridium, the
absence of Salmonella and the stabilization of the standard plate cou
nts. The product had a high level of fat and crude protein. (C) 1998 E
lsevier Science Ltd.