The present invention relates to growth-inhibitory composition against
pathogenic bacteria of meat based food stuff comprising IgY, a specific
immunoglobulin derived from yolk of egg. The 12 representative bacteria
and other microbes deteriorating quality of process meat products that
the IgY of the present invention targets include Aeromonas hydrophila,
Bacilluis cereus, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium perfringens, 0157: H7
(Escherichia coli 0157:H7), Lactobacillus, Listeria monocytogens,
Sacromyces cerevisae, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhimurium,
Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis. As the form of
antigen, the 12 bacteria are injected to chickens separately to obtain
IgY of the present invention against the 12 pathogens.