Table 1. Effect of different aging temperature on total aerobic bacterial counts (Log CFU/g) in pork shoulder treated by electron beam irradiation

Storage (day) Temperature (°C) Irradiation dose (kGy)
0 2 SEM1)
0 - 3.22x 2.71y 0.06
2 2 3.60c 3.58b 0.08
10 3.99b 3.90a 0.04
25 6.18ax 3.90ay 0.09
SEM2) 0.08 0.07
4 2 4.22c 4.17c 0.05
10 5.07bx 4.45by 0.04
25 7.12ax 4.58ay 0.02
SEM 0.04 0.04
8 2 4.42cx 4.31by 0.02
10 5.12bx 4.51ay 0.05
25 7.28ax 4.60ay 0.03
SEM 0.02 0.05
n=9,
n=24.
Values with different letters within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
Values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).