Raw goat milk is recognized as one kind of nutritious food owed to its originality and medicinal values. This study aimed to evaluate the physico-chemical and microbiological qualities of locally produced raw goat milk prior any processing steps during storage. Milk samples passed organoleptic test and C.O.B. test were mostly (88.89 %) failed in alcohol test. AOAC Official method of oven drying...

BACKGROUND Yersinia species, especially Yersinia enterocolitica, are considered as the most prevalent milk-borne pathogens. Several serological and molecular techniques have been developed for rapid and safe diagnosis of yersiniosis. OBJECTIVES This study was carried out to assess the prevalence rate of Yersinia species, especially Y. enterocolitica, in milk and dairy products in Isfahan prov...

A study was conducted to assess the effect of tulsi leaf extract on physicochemical and microbial quality of raw milk. Raw milk collected hygienically from an organized dairy farm was assessed by addition of aqueous extracts of tulsi leaves at different concentrations viz., 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 per cent and studied for physico-chemical and microbial parameters at regular intervals at 37 °C. It...

Aim: To evaluate the hygienic quality of raw chicken meat and raw milk sold in the local markets of Patna with reference to isolation of Salmonella and antibiotic resistance pattern of Salmonella against commonly used antibiotics. Materials and Methods: A total of 370 samples comprising of 228 chicken meat and 142 market milk samples were processed for isolation and serotyping, supplemented wit...

Coxiella burnetii is common causative agent of Q fever in humans and animals. Although the main route of human infection is through inhalation of contaminated aerosols (dust), but oral transmission through contaminated raw milk and dairy products are also possible routes of infection. The aim of this study was to identify and determine the extent of contamination and prevalence of Coxiella burn...

Sales of raw or unpasteurized milk and milk products are still legal in at least 30 states in the United States. Raw milk and milk products from cows, goats, and sheep continue to be a source of bacterial infections attributable to a number of virulent pathogens, including Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella species, Brucella species, and Escherichia coli O157. These infect...

diarrhea is an important hygienic problem in under development countries. among pathogenic agents escherichia coli is the most etiologic agent of diarrhea in children below five years old. some e. coli strains produce cytotoxins that have cytopathic effect on vero cell and identified as verotoxin. this study performs for resolve frequency of vero toxigenic escherichia coli (vtec) in kerman city...