QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF RAW MILK IN KOSOVO

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 1305-1309
Author(s):  
Emine Uka ◽  
Nexhdet Shala ◽  
Arsim Elshani
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Monitoring Point ◽  
Milk Processing ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Fresh Milk ◽  
Quality Of Milk

Since milk is one of the most consumable products of human consumption and in Kosovo, it is one of the most prosperous agriculture branches and the continued support to farmers from the Ministry of Agriculture, European Commission and USID, through which we will offer knowledge about the quality of this milk. Quality milk production is the ultimate goal and goal of any milk producer and processor. On the other hand, the low quality of milk has a negative impact on all segments of the dairy industry, especially in the fresh milk processing segment.Our work provides testing of raw milk samples taken by farmers who send milk to milk collection points and dairies in order to determine the quality of your milk. As a monitoring point we have received the Vita dairy and Aldi dairy in the period January 2017 - October 2018, and we have presented a comparison of their results.

scholarly journals Quality Analysis of Milk in Kathmandu Valley

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Astha Parajuli ◽  
Prasiddhi Rimal ◽  
Rujisha Maharjan ◽  
Richa Chaudhary ◽  
Shashi Bhusan Chaturwedi
Keyword(s):  
Milk Sample ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Microbiological Analysis ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Quality Of Milk

Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate physiochemical, adulteration and microbial quality of milk sold in Kathmandu Valley. Methods: The study was carried out in Microbiology Laboratory of DAV College. The total of 20 milk samples randomly collected from different places of the valley including 10 pasteurized milk sample and 10 were raw milk sample, were processed for Physiochemical and Microbiological analysis. Result: The laboratory analysis revealed that the pasteurized samples has less mesophilic count as well as coliform count than raw milk samples. About 55% milk samples showed neutralizer test positive and 10% of milk samples were found to be positive for sugar test. However, none of the samples were found to contain starch as an adulterant. The average fat content of milk samples of Kathmandu Valley was 3%. Fat percent was significantly different among different sources of sampling points. The highest milk fat content value was recorded at Pulchowk (3.7%). The average SNF of Kathmandu Valley was 7% in which the pasteurized sample had the highest average SNF (7.3%) and the raw milk had lowest average SNF (6.8%). Conclusion: The significant variation in the physiochemical properties and microbial properties of the milk samples showed that people should be conscious about the consumption of market milk.  

scholarly journals Pesticide residues in cow’s milk

Mljekarstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-174
Author(s):  
Milivoje Ćosić ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pesticide Residues ◽  
Large Series ◽  
The Other ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Commission Regulation ◽  
Maximum Residue Levels ◽  
Residue Levels ◽  
Quality Of Milk

Quality of milk plays a key role in its wide consumption but also of its involvement in a large series of derived products, such as yogurt, cheese, butter, and ice cream. An effective LC-MS/MS method has been validated for the determination of 81 different pesticide residues in milk samples. The analyses comprised 44 milk samples collected during 2019. From all inspected pesticides, only metalaxyl (present in 11.36 % samples), bifenthrin and metolachlor (9.09 %), dimethoate (4.55 %), prochloraz and thiacloprid were detected in 2.27 % of analysed samples. The detections of trifloxystrobin and bifenthrin were above the maximum residue levels (MRLs). The Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1135 standardizes the MRLs for dimethoate and omethoate in certain products, but a MRL for dimethoate residues in milk has not been established jet. All the other pesticide detections were below the MRLs.

scholarly journals Effect of acidification of raw milk on psychrotrophic microrganims.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Ayumi Shirai ◽  
Maria Lucia Masson
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Psychrotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Ph Reduction ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Micro Organisms ◽  
Milk And Dairy Products

<p>The contamination of raw milk with psychrotrophic micro-organisms has become a concern because they are able to multiply at refrigeration temperatures and produce heat resistant enzymes that affect the quality of milk and dairy products. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of acidification with CO<sub>2</sub> and HCl on mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria present in raw milk during cold storage. Raw milk samples were acidified with CO<sub>2</sub> and HCl 1N until pH 6,0 and stored at 5 &deg;C for 10 days. The results showed an average reduction of 1 logarithmic cycle in the growth of psychrotrophic and mesophilic microorganisms in samples treated with CO<sub>2</sub>. Acidification with HCl showed no effect, indicating that inhibitory action was due to CO<sub>2</sub> not by pH reduction.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14685/rebrapa.v2i2.68</p>

scholarly journals Nutritional and hygienic quality of raw milk intended for consumption in the region of Guelma, Algeria 

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bousbia ◽  
S. Boudalia ◽  
Y. Gueroui ◽  
B. Belaize ◽  
S. Meguelati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raw Milk ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Bacteriological Quality ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Cattle Farms

The main objective of this study is to assess nutritional and hygienic qualities of raw milk collected in situ in dairy cattle farms in the region of Guelma, Algeria. For this purpose, a total of 144 milk samples were collected and analyzed to determine their physicochemical characteristics and bacteriological quality. Results showed an acceptable nutritional quality, with a poor bacteriological quality. The average contamination was 11.69 x 105 CFU ml-1 for total flora, against 23.44 x 105 CFU ml-1 for total Coliforms and 7.34 x 104 CFU ml-1 for fecal Coliforms. In addition, 6% of total samples were positive for Clostridium. For the suspected pathogenic flora, Staphylococcus aureus has been detected in 9 samples; however, all milk samples were devoid of Salmonella. The poor quality of milk reflects the dismal conditions of production and the no-control of hygienic practices.

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL KEEPING QUALITY OF MILK PROCESSED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH A 0.6 SECOND HOLDING TIME1 2

1963 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 332-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Evans ◽  
Eleanor L. Lachman ◽  
Warren Litsky
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Plate Heat Exchanger ◽  
Plate Heat ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Whole Milk ◽  
Keeping Quality ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Sterilized Milk

Summary Raw milk was processed through a commercial sized plate heat exchanger at temperatures of 160 F through 260 F with a 0.6 sec hold. Milk samples were collected at increments of 10 F during processing and analyzed for psychrophilic, mesophilic and thermophilic counts initially and at weekly intervals thereafter. All samples were held at 40 F after processing. Results indicated that temperatures of processing at 160 F and 170 F were not sufficient to impart acceptable keeping qualities to whole milk held at 40 F for a period of one week. By comparison, processing temperatures of 180 F through 210 F with 0.6 sec hold appeared to impart to whole milk keeping qualities which were approximately comparable to those observed in milk pasteurized according to present standards. When heat treatment in the range of 220 F through 260 F were used, it was indicated that bacteriological keeping quality of the milk was improved to an extent far beyond that experienced with present day commercial pasteurization. There appeared to be somewhat of a tendency for higher count raw milk related to the level of population in the processed product although the magnitude of this relationship was not clearly defined in all cases. It was evident that this process did not produce “commercially sterilized” milk at the processing temperatures and holding time used.

317. The resazurin and methylene-blue tests as a measure of the keeping quality of milk

1945 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. Anderson ◽  
G. S. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Accurate Estimate ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Methylene Blue Reduction ◽  
Keeping Quality ◽  
Methylene Blue Test ◽  
Quality Of Milk

1. During four periods equally spaced throughout the year raw milks coming from surrounding farms into the Buckingham receiving station were examined by (a) the 10 min. resazurin test, (b) the 1 hr. resazurin test, (c) the resazurin test in which the time to reach disk 1 was recorded, (d) the modified methylene-blue test, and (e) a keeping quality test based on taste and alcohol precipitation. Altogether, 2588 samples were examined.2. Table 2, in which the correlation coefficients are worked out between the results of the dye and the K.Q. tests, shows that there is little to choose between the methylene-blue test and the time to reach disk 1 in the resazurin test; but since an average of only 15 min. was saved by carrying out the resazurin test, there seems little advantage to be gained by the use of this test. Both of these tests are superior to the 10 min. and the 1 hr. resazurin tests.3. A comparison of Tables 5–7, in which the average K.Q. of the milks corresponding to different disk numbers or reduction times is recorded, shows that the methylene-blue test affords the best indication of the K.Q.4. A study of Table 3, setting out the relation between the 10 min. resazurin and the methylene-blue reduction tests, shows that 99% of milks giving a 0–½ reading in the resazurin test reduce methylene blue within 30 min. and 80 % of them within 10 min.; but that, of milks reducing methylene blue within 30 min., only 53% give a disk reading of 0–½ in the 10 min. resazurin test. If it is agreed that no raw milk on arrival at the creamery which reduces methylene blue within 30 min. and which has, according to Table 7, an average K.Q. of only about 5 hr. at the time of testing, is fit for human consumption, then it is clear that the present rejection standard in the 10 min. resazurin test passes nearly 50% of unsatisfactory milks.5. The data recorded in this paper all go to show that the best indirect index of the K.Q. of raw milk is afforded by the methylene-blue test as carried out by the method officially laid down by the Ministry of Health.6. On the other hand, if time is an overruling consideration, then a slightly less accurate estimate of the K.Q. of raw milk is afforded by the 1 hr. resazurin test. It must be pointed out, however, that the figures given in Table 6 suggest that below disk 2 there is some irregularity in the relation between the disk numbers and the K.Q. If the 1 hr. resazurin test should come into use for the routine grading of milk, a revision of the present tints at the lower end of the scale might prove desirable.

scholarly journals Microbiological, chemical, physical, and proteolytic activities of raw milk after thermal processing

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 1625-1632 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.S. Milaneze ◽  
L.S. Silva ◽  
L.B.M. Kottwitz ◽  
M.A. Zambom ◽  
L.M. Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Quality ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Psychrotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Staphylococcus Spp

ABSTRACT The aim was to evaluate the microbiological, chemical- physical, and shelf-life quality of milk samples after pasteurization (HTST) for 10 days or ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment for 120 days. Raw milk counts of mesophilic aerobic microorganisms, Staphylococcus spp. and thermotolerant coliforms before HTST and UHT processing were 6.73 and 7.77; 2.84 and 4.30, and 4.68 and 4.37log10, respectively. Pseudomonas spp. were found in raw milk samples. No presence of any other microorganisms studied was detected and no microbial inhibitor was found. Processed samples met microbiological legal requirements. However, aerobic mesophilic counts for HTST pasteurized milk samples stored for 5 and 10 days increased to values comparable to those in raw milk. Composition chemical- physical of all samples were within legal limits. These results demonstrate that, although HTST and UHT processed milk comply with the microbiological standards required by Brazilian law, high microbial counts in raw milk are an issue, possibly due to failures in the early stages of the production chain. Increase in casein macropeptide (CMP), probably because of proteases psychrotrophic bacteria. It is concluded that the quality of raw milk directly influences the progressive increase of the CMP values.

A survey of the microflora of raw and pasteurized milk and the sources of contamination in a milk processing plant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

1990 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadesse Mahari ◽  
Berhanu A. Gashe
Keyword(s):  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Pasteurized Milk ◽  
Milk Processing ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Keeping Quality ◽  
Thermophilic Organisms ◽  
Sources Of Contamination

SummaryThe microorganisms present in raw and pasteurized milk and the sources of contamination in the milk after it had arrived at the processing plant in Addis Ababa were studied. The lowest count registered for raw milk samples was 4 × 107cfu/ml while the highest was 1 × 109cfu/ml. Pasteurized milk had mesophilic aerobic counts of 7 × 105cfu/ml as it left the pasteurizing unit, but the population increased 2- to 4-fold as a result of subsequent contamination. Of the total counts in raw milk, psychrophilic, thermoduric and thermophilic organisms made up 98·l, 1·4 and 0·5% respectively. In pasteurized milk, the amounts were 53·0, 39·5 and 7·5% respectively. Samples of milk pasteurized in the laboratory contained only 74·5% thermoduric and 25·5% thermophilic organisms. The isolates mostly belonged to the generaBacillus, Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, Arthrobacter, Alcaligenes, AeromonasandPseudomonas. Cocci were more predominant than rod-shaped bacteria. Of the rod-shaped bacteria, 73% were Gram-negative. The utensils holding the raw and pasteurized milk and the plastic sheets used for bagging the pasteurized milk contributed unusually high numbers of bacteria which were either thermoduric or thermophilic. More isolates were obtained from the pasteurized than the raw milk. The keeping quality of the pasteurized milk was found to be much lower than that of the laboratory-pasteurized milk.

scholarly journals Heat Consumption and Quality of Milk Pasteurization

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Viera Kažimírová
Keyword(s):  
Raw Milk ◽  
Heat Consumption ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Milk Processing ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Repeated Use ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Inactivation Effect

Abstract This paper deals with milk processing with emphasis on pasteurization. The heat treatment of milk is important in terms of product quality and health safety. The goal of this paper is determination of heat consumption, inactivation effect and Pasteur criterion, by which pasteurization effectiveness is evaluated. The methodical part contains calculations, which were used for estimation of results and description of a pasteurization station used for milk processing. Results obtained in usual working time confirmed that necessary heating and cooling performance were achieved for guarantee of high-quality milk production. Real specific heat consumption was 51.69 kJ/kg. It was achieved by use of regeneration sections in the pasteurizer. These sections allow for a repeated use of 82 % of heat used for heating of raw milk in pasteurization.

Improved Methods for Quality Assessment of Raw Milk

1988 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 955-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. RUSSELL BISHOP ◽  
JIA-YING JUAN
Keyword(s):  
Raw Milk ◽  
Plate Method ◽  
Fresh Sample ◽  
Psychrotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Bacterial Enumeration ◽  
Quality Of Milk ◽  
Improved Methods ◽  
Medium Culture

Raw milk samples (203) were obtained from locations throughout Virginia for the purpose of evaluating the presently available techniques, used as is or modified, for enumeration of psychrotrophic bacteria as indicators of the actual quality of milk. Each of the samples was split into two sub-samples, one being tested by various bacterial enumeration methods on the fresh sample, and the other subjected to a preliminary incubation of 13°C or 21°C for 18 h prior to bacterial enumeration. Agar pour plates and Petrifilm dry medium culture plates were both used. Results indicated that the Petrifilm technique was not significantly different from agar pour plate methods as evidenced by correlation values, mean log differences, slopes, and Y-intercepts. The Petrifilm method for the modified (rapid) Psychrotrophic Bacteria Count (mPBC) produced similar overall results (0.96, −0.283, 1.016, −0.340, respectively) to the pour plate method (0.94, 0.272, 0.865, 0.684, respectively) when compared to the standard PBC, and enumeration of colonies on the Petrifilm plates was easier due to the incorporated TTC. A modified Preliminary Incubation Count (mPIC) yielded results not significantly different from those of the PIC (0.94, 0.044, 0.991, 0.169, respectively), and was conducted in less time - 2 d vs. 3 d.

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