Hygiene of Raw Milk from Austrian Spotted, Holstein and Romanian Spotted Breeds, in Three Farms from Central Romania

Analysis strictly medical, objective and impartial demonstrate that none of the foods considered to be basic, it is an ideal food, and milk can have some adverse effects on consumers, if the product is subject to changes caused by the improper welfare and health of the animals, but not least the processing technology. This study aimed the analyzing of raw cow milk related to the quality indicators on hygiene. There were considered the samples collected from three farms of the Central part of Romania, each of 24 samples of raw milk. The cows breed were farm A - Austrian spotted, farm B - Holstein and farm C - Romanian spotted. The parameters investigated here were total bacteria count and somatic cell count. The range of the non-conforming milk samples was 1:5

Microbiological Analysis, Detection of Adulterants and Contaminants in Raw Milk at Farms in Central Romania

Raw milk hygiene strongly depends on the compliance with basic principles of food safety, starting with staff responsibility, farmer, products traceability, sanitation of the entire flow, from farm to consumer. There were studied 800 samples of raw cow milk purchased from the collection centers. The parameters considered here were number of germ cells, somatic cell count, added water and antibiotics residues. Number of germs cells recorded values up to 70 times out of the regulation limit -100000 TNG/mL. There were 48 samples exceeding the value of 400000 SCC/mL, and only 3 of them had improper hygienic conditions due to the value of TNG higher than 100000/mL. No antibiotics or added water was registered