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Table 2 Total viable counts (log10 CFU/cm2) at different sites on carcasses

From: Microbial quality of goat carcasses in Lilongwe, Malawi

Sites

Chinsapo-2

Chigwirizano

Before treatment

After treatment

Sign.

Before treatment

After treatment

Sign.

Flank

7.17 ± 0.38

6.97 ± 0.38

NS

6.34 ± 0.50

8.22 ± 0.50

*

Fore leg

5.98 ± 0.38

5.75 ± 0.38

NS

5.83 ± 0.50

6.43 ± 0.50

NS

Brisket

5.74 ± 0.38a

6.72 ± 0.38b

*

5.75 ± 0.50

6.17 ± 0.50

NS

Rump

5.63 ± 0.38

5.90 ± 0.38

NS

6.40 ± 0.50

6.94 ± 0.50

NS

  1. NS not significant
  2. * Significant at level (P < 0.05)
  3. a,bMeans with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different