The increases
in APC were very low when compared with the data reported by
Del Rio, Panizo-Moran, Prieto, Alonso-Calleja, and Capita (2007)
who reported a 6-log cfu/g increase in APC of chicken leg samples
(from about 3.20 to 9.20 log cfu/g) after 5 days of storage at 3 C.
Cox, Bailey, and Berrang (1998) reported that spoilage of poultry
generally occurs when total aerobic mesophilic counts exceed 7 log
cfu/g. In the present study, all drumsticks samples had lower than 6
log cfu/g after 6 days of storage.