Abstracto

Bacteriological and Physicochemical Qualities of Raw Cow Milk from Major Milking Centers in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Ibrahim TA, Falegan CR and Olalumade BB

Raw cow milk samples were collected from Rufus Giwa, Ikare Junction and Aba Ebira and analysed for their bacteriological and physicochemical qualities. Bacteriological test reveals the total coliform count of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic milk to be 54 x 103cfu/ml, Aba Ebira was 62x103cfu/ml and Ikare Junction was 46x103cfu/ml. The total bacteria count was 216x103cfu/ml for IkareJunction,116x103cfu/ml for Aba Ebira while Rufus Giwa was TNTC. Total E.coli count for the three studied areas ranged from 8x103cfu/ml, 9x103cfu/ml and 11x103cfu/mlrespectively. Physicochemically, the results showed that fat content of milk from Rufus Giwa, (3.7%) was higher than that of Aba Ebira(3.44%) andIkare Junction 2.81%. However, protein content, lactose level, and ash content of these milk samples were lower than those of the standard .Milk sample from Ikare Junction had the highesttotal solid (12.25%) and compared favourably with the standard values. There is no significant difference in total titratable acidity among the three studied areas.