Table 3.
Minimal, median, and maximal values of TVC, TCC, ATP, and protein residues from swab samples and from different ACP used of the sampled points
| TVC1,3, log10 cfu ∙ cm-2 | TCC2,3, log10 cfu ∙ cm-2 | ATP4 residues, log10 RLU ∙ cm-2 | Protein residues (numeric, 1 to 5) | TVC ACP5, cfu ∙ cm-2 | DE ACP5,6, cfu ∙ cm-2 | VRBD ACP5,7, cfu ∙ cm-2 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample point | Min. | Median8 | Max. | Min. | Median8 | Max. | Min. | Median8 | Max. | Min. | Median8 | Max. | Min. | Median8 | Max. | Min. | Median8 | Max. | Min. | Median8 | Max. |
| Entrance door, inside (n = 6) | 0.4 | 2.9bc | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.3d | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Back wall (n = 6) | 0.8 | 2.2a-c | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2cd | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 18 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Side wall (n = 6) | 0.8 | 2.7c | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.6d | 2.1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Ceiling (n = 6) | 1.8 | 3.5 a–c | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 1.5bcd | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Slatted floor (n = 6) | 1.1 | 3.4a–c | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.8a–d | 3.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.6 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 21.8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Manure area (n = 6) | 0.6 | 3.2a–c | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.7bed | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 33.3 |
| Feeding area (n = 6) | 0.8 | 3.8a–c | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.9bed | 2.2 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 5.6 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Feeding tube, upside (n = 6) | 0.6 | 5a–c | 6.8 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 2.3a–d | 3.3 | 3 | 4.5 | 5 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Nipple drinker (n = 6) | 4.8 | 5.6ab | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.7abc | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nipple drinker (n = 6) | 3.9 | 5.7ab | 6.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3ab | 3.6 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trough, outside (n = 6) | 2.7 | 4.8a–c | 6.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2a–d | 3.8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13.9 | 25 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 33.3 |
| Trough, inside (n = 4) | 1.1 | 5.3a–c | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 2.5a–d | 2.7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5.1 | 19.2 | 33.3 | 5.9 | 19.6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Manipulable material 1 (n = 5) | 2.2 | 3.3a–c | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.9a–d | 2.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Manipulable material 2 (n = 5) | 1.7 | 4.3a–c | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.8a–d | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 5.6 | 19.4 | 33.3 |
| Window sill (n = 4) | 2.8 | 3.1a–c | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9a–d | 3.9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Feeding tube inside (n = 3) | 5.9 | 6.1a | 8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.6a | 4.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1Aerobic total viable count (TVC) in cfu per cm2.
2Total coliform count (TCC).
3Lower detection limit for TVC and TCC = 0.6 log10 cfu ∙ cm-2.
4Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in relative light units (RLU) per cm2.
5Upper detection limit for Agar contact plates (ACP) = 33.3 cfu ∙ cm-2.
6Dey Engley Agar (DE).
7Violet red bile dextrose agar (VRBD).
8Median values within a column followed by no common superscript show significant differences (P < 0.05).