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Table 2 Aerobic plate counts and enterobacteriaceae counts for turkey meat in Ibadan metropolis

From: Salmonella and Escherichia coli contamination of poultry meat from a processing plant and retail markets in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Ibadan LGA

Sample size

Aerobic plate count cfu/g

Enterobacteriaceae count cfu/g

 

n

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Ibadan North

18

7.16 ± 1.40

6.87 ± 2.00

Ibadan North-West

5

7.55 ± 0.49

7.18 ± 0.38

Ibadan North-East

5

7.53 ± 0.54

5.88 ± 2.30

Ibadan South- West

11

7.68 ± 0.46

6.63 ± 2.57

Ibadan South-East

7

7.51 ± 0.86

6.90 ± 1.77

Total

46

7.42 ± 1.00

6.74 ± 2.00

  1. key : LGA = Local Government Area, n = sample numbers collected, SD = standard deviation, cfu = colony forming unit, g = gram.