Quality aspects of raw goat milk in Lower Southern Thailand

• Main Authors: Siriwat Wasiksiri, Usa Chethanond, Sahutaya Pongprayoon, Somjit Srimai, Bunjob Nasae
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prince of Songkla University 2010-05-01
• Series: Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
• Subjects: goat milk; platform test; bacterial contamination; antibiotic residue
• Online Access: http://www.rdoapp.psu.ac.th/html/sjst/journal/32-2/0125-3395-32-2-109-113.pdf

This study was conducted to determine the quality and safety of raw goat milk in Lower Southern Thailand duringAugust to September 2008. Milk samples were collected from five farms in Songkhla, Yala, and Pattani Province of which thepH, acidity, specific gravity, milk fat, solid not fat, total solid, total plate count, Coliform count, and antibiotic residue weretested. The results did not show any significant difference (p>0.05) on pH and total plate count among samples from eachfarm. However, acidity, specific gravity, milk fat, solid not fat, and total solid varied between farms depending on feed supplyand management. Means of total bacteria count and Coliform count of most samples were in TACF standard quality (log3.720 cfu/ml and log 1.892 cfu/ml, respectively), except four samples had higher Coliform contamination. Additionally,a higher proportion (22.7 %) of samples with antibiotic residue was found.