Research Article

Milk Safety Assessment, Isolation, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Staphylococcus aureus in Selected Dairy Farms of Mukaturi and Sululta Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 6

Staphylococcus aureus load from raw milk collected directly from udder.

Contaminated raw milk samplesCount of S. aureus (cfu/ml)S. aureus log10 cfu/ml

MSD1191.15 ×1055.062411
MSD1765.64 ×1044.750999
MSD2217.09 ×1044.850702
MSD2715 ×1044.69897
MSD3145.27 ×1044.722035
MIDC245.82 ×1044.764787
MIDC595.18 ×1044.714482
SGF97.64 ×1044.882887
SGtF31.06 ×1055.026793
SGtF47.36 ×1044.867092
SWF61.04 ×1055.015512
SYF28×1044.90309

MSD=Mukaturi Selale Dairy; MIDC=Mukaturi International Dairy Cow; SGF=Sululta Gize Farm; SGtF=Sululta Getinet Farm; SWF=Sululta Wende Farm; SYF=Sululta Yilma Farm.