Prevalence, Contamination Level, and Associated Factors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Raw Cow Milk at Selected Districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Bacteriological contamination and bacterial load of raw cow milk collected in Arba Minch and Chencha town, Gamo zone.

Geographical location sample sources	Total tested samples	Growth status	Bacterial load (log10 cfu/g)			Acceptability of the milk under consideration based on microbiological load
		Positive sample nos. (%)	Min	Max	Mean ± SD cfu/g	Satisfactory no. (%)	Marginal no. (%)	Unsatisfactory no. (%)	Potential risk no. (%)
TVC	140	140	1.09	8.52	5.3 ± 1.68	54 (38.6)	64 (45.7)	22 (15.7)
Highland	60	60 (100)	2.23	8.01	5.5 ± 1.37	21 (35)	30 (50)	9 (15)	N/A
Lowland	80	80 (100)	1.09	8.52	5.15 ± 1.8	33 (41.25)	34 (42.5)	13 (16.25)	N/A
TSC	140	59 (42.1)	0.00	4.99	1.36 ± 1.7	81 (57.9)	28 (20)	15 (10.7)	16 (11.4)
Highland	60	30 (50)	0.00	4.77	1.56 ± 1.7	30 (50)	15 (25)	10 (16.7)	5 (8.3)
Lowland	80	29 (36.25)	0.00	4.99	1.2 ± 1.7	51 (63.75)	13 (16.25)	5 (6.25)	11 (13.75)
Overall extrapolation						16 (11.4)	94 (67.2)	14 (10)	16 (11.4)