Table 4. Microorganisms of broiler and Korean native chicken with various freezing and thawing conditions

Traits/breeds	Fresh	SF-RT	SF-AT	SF-WT	SF-MT	QF-RT	QF-AT	QF-WT	QF-MT
Total aerobic bacteria (Log CFU/g)
Broiler	2.91 ±0.45B	2.51 ±0.18C	2.62 ±0.12B	2.93 ±0.35C	2.95 ±0.40B	2.55 ±0.11C	2.36 ±0.33C	2.38 ±0.29C	2.54 ±0.10C
WRMD1	3.98 ±0.09aA	3.84 ±0.25abB	3.82 ±0.21abB	3.68 ±0.45abB	3.60 ±0.19abB	3.57 ±0.19abB	3.64 ±0.09abB	3.44 ±0.12bB	3.60 ±0.24abB
WRMD2	4.16 ±0.02cA	4.77 ±0.08abA	4.87 ±0.06aA	4.83 ±0.09abA	4.71 ±0.06bA	4.87 ±0.03aA	4.78 ±0.07abA	4.78 ±0.08abA	4.90 ±0.06aA
Coliform (Log CFU/g)
Broiler	0.85 ±0.78C	0.40 ±0.55C	ND	ND	0.68 ±0.97B	ND	ND	ND	ND
WRMD1	2.08 ±0.12aB	1.37 ±0.23abB	1.34 ±0.23abB	1.07 ±0.83abB	0.88 ±0.81abB	0.80 ±0.45bB	0.70 ±0.66bB	0.70 ±0.66bB	0.52 ±0.71bB
WRMD2	3.17 ±0.05abA	3.31 ±0.58abA	2.30 ±0.43dA	2.42 ±0.55cdA	2.74 ±0.34bdA	3.18 ±0.18abA	3.09 ±0.11abcA	3.13 ±0.21abcA	3.61 ±0.27aA
Escherichia coli (Log CFU/g)
Broiler	0.46 ±0.64B	ND	0.54 ±0.78	ND	0.20 ±0.45	ND	ND	ND	ND
WRMD1	1.28 ±0.17A	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
WRMD2	0.08 ±0.18B	ND	0.20 ±0.45	ND	ND	ND	ND	0.58 ±0.80	ND

Means in the same column with different superscript letters differ significantly (p<0.05).
Means within the same row with different superscript letters differ significantly (p<0.05).
SF, slow frozen; RT, refrigerator thawing; AT, ambient temperature thawing; WT, water thawing; MT, microwave thawing; QF, quick frozen; WRMD1, Woorimadtag No. 1; WRMD2, Woorimadtag No. 2; ND, not detected.