Table 6. Distribution of aerobic plate count and coliform count for beef, pork, and chicken samples in retail shops
| Livestock products | Bacteria | Distribution of bacterial count (CFU/g)
|
| <102 | 102 − < 103 | 103 − < 104 | 104 − < 105 | 105 − < 106 | 106 − < 107 | > 107 |
| Beef (%) (n=66) | Aerobic plate count | 1 (1.9) | 36 (67.9) | 10 (18.9) | 5 (9.4) | 1 (1.9) | - | - |
| Coliform | 59 (89.4) | 7 (10.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pork (%) (n=91) | Aerobic plate count | - | 37 (52.9) | 15 (21.4) | 17 (24.3) | 1 (1.4) | - | - |
| Coliform | 80 (87.9) | 8 (8.8) | 3 (3.3) | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken (%) (n=7) | Aerobic plate count | 1 (0.8) | 75 (58.6) | 25 (19.5) | 25 (19.5) | 2 (1.6) | - | - |
| Coliform | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | - | - | - | - | - |