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: Received: 18 June 2023 / Approved: 19 June 2023 / Online: 19 June 2023 (07:58:04 CEST)
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Olotu, B.; Oboh, M. Bacteriological Evaluation of Raw Milk from Selected Dairy Farms in Akoko South West, Ondo State Nigeria. Preprints2023, 2023061315. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1315.v1
Olotu, B.; Oboh, M. Bacteriological Evaluation of Raw Milk from Selected Dairy Farms in Akoko South West, Ondo State Nigeria. Preprints 2023, 2023061315. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1315.v1
Olotu, B.; Oboh, M. Bacteriological Evaluation of Raw Milk from Selected Dairy Farms in Akoko South West, Ondo State Nigeria. Preprints2023, 2023061315. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1315.v1
APA Style
Olotu, B., & Oboh, M. (2023). Bacteriological Evaluation of Raw Milk from Selected Dairy Farms in Akoko South West, Ondo State Nigeria. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1315.v1
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Olotu, B. and Monday Oboh. 2023 "Bacteriological Evaluation of Raw Milk from Selected Dairy Farms in Akoko South West, Ondo State Nigeria" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1315.v1
Abstract
The study was carried out to evaluate the microbiological quality of raw milk produced in Supare-Akoko of Ondo State, Nigeria. Two study areas (Supare and Akungba Villages) both in the Akoko South-West L.G.A. of Ondo State, in Nigeria's South-West geopolitical zone, were selected for the study. The study area served as the raw milk collection points. Raw milk samples were collected with the aid sterile container into the milking bucket and then transported to the laboratory of the Adekunle Ajasin University's department of microbiology in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo state, Nigeria, for further analysis. Several tests such as test for serial dilution, PH measurement, gram staining, and biochemical analysis, to identify and evaluate the microbe species in the raw milk selected for the study.The findings showed that numerous microbe species, including Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Alcaligens, Actinomycetes, Enterobacteria, Licheniformis, Listeria, and Streptococcus species, were present in all of the raw milk samples. Therefore, the study recommended that there should be adequate awareness & education on handling of milk in the most hygienic way possible, as well as the establishment of bulk milk tanks and milk processing plants in key locations that could enable appropriate test and production of quality milk before the product is being made available to the general public for consumption.
Keywords
raw milk; bacteriological analysis; human consumption
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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