Table 2. Aerobic plate counts (APC) in samples form meat retail shops
| | Mean±S.E | F-value / p-value |
|
Month | January | 2.40±0.00J | 10.480/<0.001 |
February | 2.40±0.00J |
March | 2.65±0.35H |
April | 2.40±0.00J |
May | 3.66±0.40C |
June | 3.21±1.03F |
July | 4.05±0.76B |
August | 3.28±0.79E |
September | 4.66±0.09A |
October | 3.41±0.81D |
November | 2.75±0.79G |
December | 2.47±0.16I |
|
Season | Spring | 2.95±0.67C | 13.151/<0.001 |
Summer | 3.61±0.91A |
Autumn | 3.16±0.91B |
Winter | 2.44±0.14D |
|
Livestock product | Beef | 2.90±0.74C | 3.589/0.031 |
Pork | 3.19±0.89B |
Chicken | 3.79±1.12A |
|
Product form1) | Raw material | 2.91±0.85B | 1.419/0.236 |
Finished product | 3.14±0.86A |