Table 1.

Contamination ratio of Campylobacter during slaughter process in three batches.

Sample site	No. of Campylobacter positive samples /total no. of samples (%)
	Batch 1 (Farm 1)		Batch 2 (Farm 2)		Batch 3 (Farm 3)
	C. jejuni	C.coli	C. jejuni	C. coli	C. jejuni	C. coli
Cloacal swabs	19/30 (63.3%)	0	0	20/20 (100.0%)	0	3/22 (13.6%)
After plucking	22/30 (73.3%)	0	0	18/21 (85.7%)	4/15 (26.7%)	10/15 (66.7%)
After evisceration	24/30 (80.0%)	0	0	17/22 (77.3%)	0	12/15 (80.0%)
After washing	23/30 (76.7%)	0	0	20/21 (95.2%)	3/20 (15.0%)	11/20 (55.0%)
After chilling	7/8 (87.5%)	0	1/10 (10.0%)	9/10 (90.0%)	0	10/10 (100.0%)
Operating table	4/5 (80.0%)	0	0	5/5 (100.0%)	1/10 (10.0%)	9/10 (90.0%)
Workers’ gloves	3/5 (60.0%)	0	1/5 (20.0%)	4/5 (80.0%)	2/5 (40.0%)	2/5 (40.0%)
Water	3/3 (100.0%)	0	0	1/3 (33.3%)	0	0/3/0
Total	105/141 (74.5%)		96/107 (89.7%)		67/100 (67.0%)