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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Bacterial quality of informally marketed raw milk in Kenitra city, Morocco
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, Volume 11, No. 8, Year 2012
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One hundred and twenty samples of raw milk were randomly collected from six dairies in different locations in Kenitra City (Morocco) from October 2010 to March 2011 and were subjected to evaluation. The study has shown that 119 samples were of poor merchantability and 24 samples of bad sanitary quality. Microbiological enumeration revealed that the counts of total mesophilic aerobic bacteria, 6.9×108 cfu mL-1; faecal coliforms, 4.2×108 cfu mL-1 and Staphylococcus aureus, 1.4×105cfu mL-1. Salmonella sp. were below detection level in all of the samples. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from one sample. The same contamination degree between dairies and districts (p>0.05) was detected. A significant correlation was observed between total bacterial counts and faecal coliforms (r = 0.51; p<0.001) and also between total bacterial counts and temperature of storage (r = -0.37; p<0.001). The microbiological quality of raw milk sold in Kénitra city was judged marginal indicating the need for improved hygienic standards. © Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2012.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hadrya, Fatine
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Morocco, Kenitra
Université Ibn Tofail
Elouardi, Abdelmoula
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Benali, Doha
Morocco, Kenitra
Université Ibn Tofail
Hami, Hinde
Morocco, Kenitra
Université Ibn Tofail
Abdelmajid, Soulaymani
Morocco, Kenitra
Université Ibn Tofail
Senouci, Samira
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Institut National D'hygiène
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3923/pjn.2012.760.767
ISSN:
16805194
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Morocco