Table 2.

Total viable count obtained from different sampling sites of sheep carcasses skinned by pulling down and Y cut methods with and without use of filtered air inflation: second step of trial.

Sampling site	Skinning method		Samples (n)	Mean value (log10 CFU/cm2)	SD	P*
Rump	Pulling down	With air	10	3.23	0.47	0.279
		Without air	10	3.51	0.63
	Y cut	With air	10	3.47	0.45	0.817
		Without air	10	3.39	0.83
Thorax	Pulling down	With air	10	3.04	0.56	0.923
		Without air	10	3.07	0.62
	Y cut	With air	10	3.21	0.43	0.809
		Without air	10	3.16	0.50
Brisket	Pulling down	With air	10	3.11	0.45	0.277
		Without air	10	3.42	0.75
	Y cut	With air	10	2.92	0.64	0.474
		Without air	10	3.17	0.87
Shoulder	Pulling down	With air	10	3.01	0.70	0.516
		Without air	10	2.81	0.64
	Y cut	With air	10	3.46	0.95	0.710
		Without air	10	3.32	0.75

SD, standard deviation.

*Not significant at P>0.05.