Table 5 Microbial load of raw beef sold in the Kumasi Meat Abattoir Butchery shops

1

4.24\(\times\)10⁴

4.63

5.75\(\times\)10²

2.76

6.50\(\times\)10²

2.81

2

5.95\(\times\)10⁴

4.77

1.87\(\times\)10²

2.27

4.55\(\times\)10²

2.66

3

4.22\(\times\)10⁴

4.63

6.00\(\times\)10²

2.78

4.05\(\times\)10²

2.61

4

8.98\(\times\)10³

3.95

4.05\(\times\)10²

2.61

4.35\(\times\)10²

2.64

5

7.05\(\times\)10²

2.85^b

3.05\(\times\)10²

2.48

2.20\(\times\)10²

2.34

6

9.32\(\times\)10²

2.97

1.65\(\times\)10²

2.22

1,55\(\times\)10²

2.19

7

5.63\(\times\)10⁴

4.75

1.04\(\times\)10⁴

4.02

6.78\(\times\)10³

3.83

8

3.13\(\times\)10⁴

4.50

6.66\(\times\)10³

3.82

5.29\(\times\)10³

3.72

9

2.75\(\times\)10⁵

5.44

9.5\(\times\)10¹

1.98

NIL

NIL

10

2.01\(\times\)10⁵

5.30

5.5\(\times\)10¹

1.74^b

NIL

NIL

11

3.95\(\times\)10⁵

5.60^a

2.55\(\times\)10²

2.41

3.90\(\times\)10²

2.59

12

3.47\(\times\)10²

5.54

1.60\(\times\)10²

2.20

2.05\(\times\)10²

2.31^b

13

1.93\(\times\)10⁵

5.29

2.48\(\times\)10⁴

4.39^a

9.64\(\times\)10³

3.98

14

2.24\(\times\)10⁵

5.35

1.92\(\times\)10⁴

4.28

6.93\(\times\)10³

3.84

15

2.93\(\times\)10⁴

4.47

3.34\(\times\)10³

3.52

1.05\(\times\)10³

3.02

16

2.30\(\times\)10⁴

4.36

1.93\(\times\)10³

3.29

8.07\(\times\)10²

2.91

17

3.90\(\times\)10⁵

5.59

2.00\(\times\)10⁴

4.30

1.36\(\times\)10⁵

5.13^a

18

3.67\(\times\)10⁵

5.56

2.35\(\times\)10⁴

4.37

5.91\(\times\)10⁴

4.77

19

5.58\(\times\)10⁵

5.75

5.44\(\times\)10³

3.74

9.69\(\times\)10³

3.99

20

5.05\(\times\)10⁵

5.70

2.93\(\times\)10³

3.47

6.94\(\times\)10³

3.84