Research Article

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

Table 3

Microbiological characteristics of milks analyzed (expressed in  cfu/mL).

TMABTCFCYeastsMolds
MinMean ± SDMaxMinMean ± SDMaxMinMean ± SDMaxMinMean ± SDMaxMinMean ± SDMax

M15,216,42 ± 0,438,322,514,6 ± 0,416,0603,29 ± 0,475,073,124,58 ± 0,295,7103,23 ± 0,334,82
M26,277,5 ± 0,549,153,775,31 ± 0,467,462,84,29 ± 0,236,083,835,34 ± 0,296,252,043,88 ± 0,245,31
P1M15,216,24 ± 0,148,322,514,18 ± 0,185,2202,63 ± 0,564,263,124,57 ± 0,275,4102,87 ± 0,334,82
P1M26,437,3 ± 0,138,833,94,83 ± 0,205,862,83,86 ± 0,284,963,835,26 ± 0,166,12,043,62 ± 0,195,31
P2M15,476,6 ± 0,258,33,475,03 ± 0,396,062,763,95 ± 0,215,073,514,58 ± 0,195,7103,57 ± 0,504,8
P2M26,277,69 ± 0,139,153,775,79 ± 0,447,463,64,78 ± 0,206,084,535,42 ± 0,226,252,044,14 ± 0,394,98

M1: at the end of collection (at farm). M2: at delivery (at the dairy unit). P1: cold period. P2: hot period.