期刊名称:African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development = Journal Africain de l'Alimentation, l'Agriculture, Nutrition et le Developpement
印刷版ISSN:1684-5358
电子版ISSN:1684-5374
出版年度:2011
卷号:11
期号:2
DOI:10.4314/ajfand.v11i2.65916
语种:English
出版社:Rural Outreach Program
摘要:Bulked raw milk, locally processed yoghurt (LPY) and Bongo, a traditionallyfermented dairy product sold at most informal milk cooling points in Uganda, were assessed for occurrence of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes. Total plate counts (TPC), holding temperature, pH and titratable acidity were also determined in all the milk products at the point of collection using standard methods. A total of 40 samples of bulked raw milk and 30 for each of LPY and Bongo were examined. Listeria spp. was higher in bulked raw milk than in fermented milk. Listeria spp.were detected in 60% of bulked raw milk, 30% of LPY and 15% of Bongo samples. Bulked raw milk had significantly higher (p