Although the present study did not observe a significant difference
in prevalence of Salmonella contamination among chicken
carcasses from a farmer’s market and a supermarket, the median
load among contaminated carcasses from a farmer’s market was significantly higher than those from a supermarket. It might be
because the farmer’s market had limited supply of potable water
available when the carcasswas rinsed and thewaterwas frequently
recycled use, less packaged carcasses sold in farmer’s market than
in supermarket and poorer hygiene management and operation in
farmer’s market which lead to higher chance of crosscontamination.