Table-3.
Frequency of the occurrence of Salmonella spp. and other bacteria on beef meat at BSA media and TSIA.
| Slaughterhouses | BSA (Number of sample) | TSIA (number of sample) | Positive Salmonella spp. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No colony | With colony | Salmonella spp. | Other bacteria | No bacteria | ||
| S1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| S2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| S3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| S4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| S5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| S6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| S7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| S8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| S9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| S10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Frequency of occurrence | 18 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 18 | |
| Percentage of occurrence (%) | 2.5 | 52.5 | 45.0 | |||
BSA=Bismuth Sulfite Agar, TSIA=Triple Sugar Iron Agar