Table 2.
Mean bacterial count of water samples collected from slaughterhouse and butcher shops in Dessie City administration, Amhara region, Ethiopia.
| Water sample | Mean bacterial count ± SD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total viable count (Log CFU/mL) | Total coliform count (Log CFU/mL) | Fecal coliform count (Log CFU/mL) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | |
| Slaughterhouse (n = 93) | 4.04 ± 0.17 | ≤0.001 (−0.14)-(−0.05) | 3.80 ± 0.22 | 0.077 (−0.11)-(−0.01) | 3.53 ± 0.08 | 0.019 (−0.06)-(−0.01) |
| Butcher shop (n = 84) | 4.14 ± 0.16 | 3.86 ± 0.17 | 3.85 ± 0.17 | |||
| Total (N = 177) | 4.09 ± 0.17 | 3.83 ± 0.2 | 3.58 ± 0.09 | |||
CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.