recorded high mesophilic (log7.24 cfu/g) and yeast and mould counts (log 6.86 cfu/g) in poultry
meat sold in Goa. Similarly high microbial counts of log 7.61, 5.85 and 7.10 cfu/g for Psychrophilic Count, Coliform and
YMC were reported in fresh chicken meat obtained from retail outlets of Pondicherry