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Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia

The aim of this study was to investigate the raw milk hygiene and quality among the dairy farmers within Sabah area. A total of 150 raw milk samples were obtained from different dairy farmers as well as at the milk collecting center (MCC) of the Sebrang Station, Keningau. The results revealed that t...

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Main Authors: Sim, Kheng Yuen, Chye, Fook Yee, Fan, Hui Yin
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Published: Universal Research Publications 2012
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TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
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spelling my.ums.eprints.321732022-03-30T09:24:55Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32173/ Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia Sim, Kheng Yuen Chye, Fook Yee Fan, Hui Yin TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply The aim of this study was to investigate the raw milk hygiene and quality among the dairy farmers within Sabah area. A total of 150 raw milk samples were obtained from different dairy farmers as well as at the milk collecting center (MCC) of the Sebrang Station, Keningau. The results revealed that the bacteriology quality of raw milk was poor as the total plate count was more than 107 CFU/ml. Both the coliform (2.96 – 4.03 log CFU/ml) and Staphylococcus counts (2.73 – 3.55 log CFU/ml) were high in all tested samples. The microbial load of the raw milk increased (p<0.05) upon reaching MCC. A total of 47 samples were tested positive for the presence of E.coli while the Staphylococcus aureus was the second prevalence pathogenic bacteria (8.3-41.6%) found in this study. Only 17 raw milks were found positive with the presence of Salmonella spp, but none of the pathogenic species of E.coli O157:H7 were detected in this study. Stepwise tracer study revealed that personal hygiene of farmers and unhygienic utensils used during milking process contributed most to the bacteriology quality of raw milk. A significant reduction on microbial count was observed after the hygienic practices were introduced to the dairy farmers. Universal Research Publications 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32173/2/Microbiological%20quality%20and%20the%20impact%20of%20hygienic%20practices%20on%20the%20raw%20milk%20obtained%20from%20the%20small-scale%20dairy%20farmers%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia_ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32173/1/Microbiological%20quality%20and%20the%20impact%20of%20hygienic%20practices%20on%20the%20raw%20milk%20obtained%20from%20the%20small-scale%20dairy%20farmers%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Sim, Kheng Yuen and Chye, Fook Yee and Fan, Hui Yin (2012) Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia. International Journal of Agricultural and Food Science, 2. pp. 55-59. ISSN 2249-8516 http://urpjournals.com/wp-content/uploads/7_12v2i2_5.pdf
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topic TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
spellingShingle TX341-641 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Sim, Kheng Yuen
Chye, Fook Yee
Fan, Hui Yin
Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia
description The aim of this study was to investigate the raw milk hygiene and quality among the dairy farmers within Sabah area. A total of 150 raw milk samples were obtained from different dairy farmers as well as at the milk collecting center (MCC) of the Sebrang Station, Keningau. The results revealed that the bacteriology quality of raw milk was poor as the total plate count was more than 107 CFU/ml. Both the coliform (2.96 – 4.03 log CFU/ml) and Staphylococcus counts (2.73 – 3.55 log CFU/ml) were high in all tested samples. The microbial load of the raw milk increased (p<0.05) upon reaching MCC. A total of 47 samples were tested positive for the presence of E.coli while the Staphylococcus aureus was the second prevalence pathogenic bacteria (8.3-41.6%) found in this study. Only 17 raw milks were found positive with the presence of Salmonella spp, but none of the pathogenic species of E.coli O157:H7 were detected in this study. Stepwise tracer study revealed that personal hygiene of farmers and unhygienic utensils used during milking process contributed most to the bacteriology quality of raw milk. A significant reduction on microbial count was observed after the hygienic practices were introduced to the dairy farmers.
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author Sim, Kheng Yuen
Chye, Fook Yee
Fan, Hui Yin
author_facet Sim, Kheng Yuen
Chye, Fook Yee
Fan, Hui Yin
author_sort Sim, Kheng Yuen
title Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort microbiological quality and the impact of hygienic practices on the raw milk obtained from the small-scale dairy farmers in sabah, malaysia
publisher Universal Research Publications
publishDate 2012
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32173/2/Microbiological%20quality%20and%20the%20impact%20of%20hygienic%20practices%20on%20the%20raw%20milk%20obtained%20from%20the%20small-scale%20dairy%20farmers%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia_ABSTRACT.pdf
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