A cross sectional study to quantitatively assess the microbial load viz. total plate count (TPC), fecal coliform count (FCC) and total Staphylococcus count (TSC) was conducted in meat (n=60), water (n=60), and meat in-contact surface swab samples (n=228) collected from floor, cutting knife, hands of workers, cutting wood during processing of chevon in 8 retail meat shops and 2 abattoirs of Kolkata, West Bengal. | Comparative microbial load assessment of meat contact surfaces and water samples in retail chevon meat shops and abattoirs of Kolkata India
