Fifty samples of fresh whole chicken carcasses, breast, thigh, fillets and giblets were examined bacteriologically for Aerobic Plate Count (APC), coliforms count (MPN), Enterobacteriaceae count, Staphylococcus aureus count and Salmonella were. Results indicated that chicken and its products, giblet samples exhibited the highest bacterial population followed by the whole carcasses samples. Salmonellae were isolated from all samples by different percentage. To evaluate the efficiency of ozonated water on bacterial status of chicken carcasses, the results indicated that immersion of chicken carcasses in ozonated water for 30 minutes was more effective in reducing the bacterial population of APC and coliforms count by more than 3 log cfu/g respectively and Staphylococcus aureus was reduced by 2.5 log cfu/g. Salmonella typhymurium population was reduced by 3.9 log cfu/gm after treatment with ozonated water for 20 minutes and by nearly 5 log cfu/g for 30 minutes treatment.