Table 5. Microorganisms (Log CFU/g) of chicken thigh meat from conventional and animal welfare farm during cold storage

Items	Treatment	Storage (days)					SEM
Items	Treatment	1	3	5	7	9	SEM
Total aerobic bacteria	CT	2.58^d	2.71^d	3.81^c	6.26^Ab	6.99^Aa	0.098
	WT	2.54^d	2.66^d	3.68^c	5.45^Bb	6.22^Ba	0.091
	SEM	0.099	0.081	0.088	0.104	0.099
Coliforms	CT	ND³⁾	ND	ND	1.31	1.43	0.156
	WT	ND	ND	ND	1.27	1.32	0.142
	SEM				0.140	0.159

Means within the same column with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means within the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
CT, chicken thigh meat from conventional farm; WT, chicken thigh meat from animal welfare farm; ND, not detected.