Table 3.
Mean bacterial count of meat cutting knives collected from slaughterhouse and butcher shops in Dessie City administration, Amhara region, Ethiopia.
| Cutting knife | Mean bacterial count ± SD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total viable count (Log CFU/cm2) | Total coliform count (Log CFU/cm2) | Fecal coliform count (Log CFU/cm2) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | |
| Slaughterhouse (n = 93) | 4.16 ± 0.16 | 0.263(−0.07–0.02) | 3.99 ± 0.15 | 0.130(−0.01–0.08) | 3.56 ± 0.13 | 0.699(−0.04–0.05) |
| Butcher shop (n = 84) | 4.19 ± 0.16 | 3.95 ± 0.18 | 3.55 ± 0.18 | |||
| Total (N = 177) | 4.16 ± 0.18 | 3.97 ± 0.16 | 3.56 ± 0.15 | |||
CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.