Research Article
Short Communication: Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in Raw Milk of Healthy Sheep and Goats
Table 1
Distribution and prevalence of Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes in milk samples.
| | Region | Animal | Number | Listeria spp. | L. monocytogenes | | Positive | Percentage | Positive | Percentage |
| | Azna | Sheep | 15 | 4 | 26.66 | 1 | 6.66 | | Goat | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| | Aleshtar | Sheep | 16 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | | Goat | 7 | 1 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Khorramabad | Sheep | 23 | 6 | 26.08 | 1 | 4.34 | | Goat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kuhdasht | Sheep | 18 | 7 | 38.88 | 1 | 5.55 | | Goat | 7 | 1 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Total | Sheep | 72 | 21 | 29.16 | 4 | 5.55 | | Goat | 28 | 3 | 10.71 | 1 | 3.57 |
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