Pork, beef and chicken meat samples were collected from slaughter houses, poultry-processing plants and meat shops. Rates of incidence of Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli with respect to the sample size were compared and the most probable number for these species were determined. Salmonella spp. were detected in 69 (24.1%) of 286 chicken meat,samples, in three (3.2%) of 94 pork samples, and in one (1.9%) of 52 beef samples. With chicken meat, the rates of detection were: 19.9% in 25-g, 15.7% in 10-g, and 12.2% in 1-g samples. The populations in most probable numbers, that gave positive results in 31 (20.8%) of 149 samples, ranged from 30 to 10⁴ per 100 g, the majority (93.5%) being between 30 and 10³ per 100 g. C. jejuni and C. coli were detected in 106 (67.9%) of 156 chicken meat samples, in two (2.1%) of 94 pork samples, and none of 52 beef samples. The results obtained with different sample sizes of chicken were compared. Positive rates were 55.8%, 39.7%, 27.6% in 10 g, 1 g, and 0.1 g, respectively. The most probable numbers in 107 (68.6%) positives out of 156 chicken samples examined ranged from 30 to 10⁶ per 100 g: 46 (29.5%) contained between 10² and 10³ per 100 g, 22 (14.1%) between 10³ and 10⁴ per 100 g, and the other 19 samples (12.2%) between 10⁴ and 10⁵ per 100 g.