Chemical and microbiological quality of donkey milk

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical and microbiological quality of raw milk samples collected from clinically healthy appearance donkeys, which raised in two different donkey farminBalıkesirprovinceofTurkey. In this study, a total of 78 raw milk samples collected from 26 donkeys.The average dry matter, protein, fat and lactose value of raw donkey milk samples in farm 1 and 2 was determined as 8.89%, 8.79%; 1.57% and 1.47%; 0.70%, 0.45%, 6.48% and 6.06%, respectively. The average total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and somatic cell counts in farm 1 and 2 were found as 3.88 and 4.50 log CFU/mL, 3461 and 13000 cells/mL, respectively. The average counts of Staphylococcus-Micrococcusspp., coliform bacteria, Lactobacillusspp. and Lactococcusspp. in farm 1 and 2 were detected as 2.66 and 2.33 log CFU/mL, 1.5 and 1.7 log CFU/mL, 2.16 and 3.30, 4.32 and 5.12 log CFU/mL, respectively. Statistical differences were observed between farms in terms of both fat and lactose values and microbiological parameters (P