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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 13, Issue:12, December, 2024

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2024.13(12): 325-330
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2024.1312.035


Evaluation of the Microbiological Quality of Raw Cow's Milk Collected at Hahotoé and Kpémé (Southern Togo)
SISSOWU Mihesso1*, Diantom Agoura2 and Mélila Mamatchi3
1Ecole des Assistants Médicaux, University of Lomé, 01 BP 1515 Lomé, Togo
2Laboratoire des Sciences Biomédicales, Alimentaires et de Santé Environnementale (LaSBASE), Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Biologiques et Alimentaires (ESTBA), University of Lomé 01 BP 1515 Lomé, Togo
3Département de Biochimie, Faculté des Sciences, University of Lomé, 01 BP 1515 Lomé, Togo
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

In most African countries south of the Sahara, raw cow's milk is appreciated and consumed without any treatment. In order to assess the microbiological risks associated with consumption of this foodstuff, this study was carried out in Hahotoé and Kpémé, two localities in Southern Togo. The hygienic quality of raw cow's milk was assessed on 20 samples, including 5 samples taken at sale and 5 samples taken at milking in each of the localities considered. Microbiological analyses showed the presence of total coliforms, faecal coliforms, moulds, yeasts and total aerobic mesophilic flora. However, the absence of sulfite-reducing anaerobes was noted in all samples. These results indicate unsatisfactory hygienic quality, due to non-compliance with good hygiene practices. Raw cow's milk consumed in the surveyed localities would therefore constitute a health risk for the population.


Keywords: Raw cow's milk, microbiological quality, Kpémé and Hahotoé, Togo


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SISSOWU Mihesso, Diantom Agoura and Mélila Mamatchi. 2024. Evaluation of the Microbiological Quality of Raw Cow's Milk Collected at Hahotoé and Kpémé (Southern Togo).Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 13(12): 325-330. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2024.1312.035
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