Nutritional and Hygienic Quality of Raw Milk in the Mid-Northern Region of Algeria: Correlations and Risk Factors

Table 1

Main characteristics of farms and collectors studied.

Characteristics	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	Total/mean
Area of collection	Blida	Boumerdes	Alger	Tizi Ouzou	Bouira	5 areas
Number of farms/tank	5	6	2	4	4	21; Mean = 4
Average number of cows/tank	124	75	111	98	42	450; Mean = 90
Type of milking
(i) Manual	0/5	0/6	0/2	0/4	2/4 (50%)	2/21 (10%)
(ii) Automatic	5/5 (100%)	6/6 (100%)	2/2 (100%)	4/4 (100%)	2/4 (50%)	19/21 (90%)
Number of farms
(i) Milk tank	3/5 (60%)	4/6 (66,7%)	2/2 (100%)	4/4 (100%)	1/4 (25%)	14/21 (66,7%)
(ii) Cooled bucket	2/5 (40%)	2/6 (33,3%)	0/2 (0%)	0/4 (0%)	3/4 (75%)	7/21 (33,3%)
Average distance of farms/dairy (km)	15,5	7	14	16	82,5	135; Mean = 27

T: tank.