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Table 10. Comparison of antibacterial efficacy at the optimal concentration.

Classification			Peracetic acid (Daesung)	Peracetic acid A	Peracetic acid B	Sodium hypochlorite	SEM	p-value
Before treatment	Carcasses	General bacteria	5,350.0	18,816.0	4,525.0	8,791.7	611.17	0.14
	Carcasses	Escherichia coli	925.8	6,941.7	665.0	1,877.5	589.74	0.12
	Contaminated water	General bacteria	3.6×10⁸	3.6×10⁸	3.6×10⁸	3.6×10⁸	1.4×10⁷	0.97
	Contaminated water	E. coli	3.6×10⁷	3.6×10⁷	3.6×10⁷	3.6×10⁷	1.7×10⁶	0.98
After treatment	Carcasses	General bacteria	388.5^b	292.0^b	341.0^b	1,909.0^a	328.89	<0.05
	Carcasses	E. coli	98.6^b	44.2^b	51.7^b	640.5^a	129.68	<0.05
	Contaminated water	General bacteria	1.3×10^8a	9.8×10^7a	1.2×10^8a	1.6×10^8a	1.5×10⁷	0.05
	Contaminated water	E. coli	6.3×10^6c	2.7×10^6b	6.1×10^6b	1.3×10^7a	7.8×10⁵	<0.05
Reduction rate (%)¹⁾	Carcasses	General bacteria	92.75^ab	98.41^a	92.50^ab	78.36^b	8.90	<0.05
	Carcasses	E. coli	89.34^b	99.45^a	92.21^ab	65.90^c	14.51	<0.05
	Contaminated water	General bacteria	63.57^b	72.85^a	66.01^b	56.39^b	6.81	<0.05
	Contaminated water	E. coli	82.46^b	92.45^a	82.97^b	63.01^c	12.35	<0.05

Each values are mean±SD of at least three repeated experiments.

¹⁾

(Initial bacterial count – Count of bacteria after 10 min) / Initial bacterial count × 100.

^a–c

Values with different letters within a row are different at p<0.05.