DAIRY HUSBANDRY PRACTICES AND MICROBIAL QUALITY OF RAW AND PASTEURIZED COW MILK IN WOLAITA SODO, TOWN, SNNPR, ETHIOPIA

Abstract:

This study was conducted to evaluate dairy husbandry practices and microbial quality of raw and pasteurized cow milk samples in Wolaita Sodo town. A total of 156 milk producers which had at least one lactating cow were randomly selected from three kebeles were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. From a subset of the surveyed respondents, a total of 70 (200/ml) milk samples and 30 packed pasteurized milk samples ( 500/ml plastic bags) pasteurized milk samples were collected from dif erent retail stores for microbial quality analysis and the prevalence of E. coli. The results of the study show that there was significant dif erence (X 2=9.42, p