Research Article

Detection of Veterinary Antimicrobial Residues in Milk through Near-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

Table 1

Result of physical-chemical characterization of milk samples. Average values and their standard deviations.

AnalysisValuesValues referencea,b

Cryoscopy(0.536 ± 0.001) °H(−0.550 to −0.530) °H
Acidity(17.3 ± 0.6) °Dornic(14 to 18) °Dornic
Density(1.031 ± 0.000) g/mL(1.029 to 1.040) g/mL
pH to °C(6.72 ± 0.01)(6.60 to 6.80)
Fat(3.65 ± 0.01) %≥3.00
Protein(3.14 ± 0.01) %≥2.90
Lactose(4.50 ± 0.01) %≥4.30
Solids(11.29 ± 0.01) %≥8.40

aIN 62; bFAO/TCP/KEN/6611.