<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Water pollution is an essential component for the farmers in managing their agriculture fams. In almost all cases, without the chemical and microbiological analysis of water samples, the effect is damaging the animals and also the consumers. The study was carried out in Sibiu region of Romania, along Hârtibaciu River, and includes four farms, averaging 250 goats with different production system. Difficulties in ensuring quality milk, derived from various sources of contamination, the quality of water is directly depended on the maintenance of water suply. The foreign substances or microorganisms sometimes don’t affect the appearance or taste of the water, but can influence the health of animals and of course the quality of dairy products. This study was made to analyse the microbiological quality of water resources of the farmers, knowing that this is a major factor which influence the guality of the milk. The bacteriological tests were made onto Agar medium culture in petri dishes and were incubated at 37°C for 48h. Based on the microbiologicaly tests of the Hârtibaciu River resource, we could analyse the quality of the milk, too. The results of this study was presented and discused with the farmers and it was the starting point for them in changing their breeding technology, looking forward to improve their dairy production. A better quality of goat milk will be the main purpose of this study knowing that the farmers successed in their business</p></abstract>

Water pollution is an essential component for the farmers in managing their agriculture fams. In almost all cases, without the chemical and microbiological analysis of water samples, the effect is damaging the animals and also the consumers. The study was carried out in Sibiu region of Romania, along Hârtibaciu River, and includes four farms, averaging 250 goats with different production system. Difficulties in ensuring quality milk, derived from various sources of contamination, the quality of water is directly depended on the maintenance of water suply. The foreign substances or microorganisms sometimes don’t affect the appearance or taste of the water, but can influence the health of animals and of course the quality of dairy products. This study was made to analyse the microbiological quality of water resources of the farmers, knowing that this is a major factor which influence the guality of the milk. The bacteriological tests were made onto Agar medium culture in petri dishes and were incubated at 37°C for 48h. Based on the microbiologicaly tests of the Hârtibaciu River resource, we could analyse the quality of the milk, too. The results of this study was presented and discused with the farmers and it was the starting point for them in changing their breeding technology, looking forward to improve their dairy production. A better quality of goat milk will be the main purpose of this study knowing that the farmers successed in their business

The Influence of Microbiological Quality of Water Resources in Dairy Goat Farms

PhD Fellow, SOP HRD/159/1.5/s/133675 Project, Lucian Blaga University from Sibiu, Romania

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology

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Water pollution is an essential component for the farmers in managing their agriculture fams. In almost all cases, without the chemical and microbiological...

The Influence of Microbiological Quality of Water Resources in Dairy Goat Farms

Online veröffentlicht: 04. Aug. 2015

Seitenbereich: 73 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucft-2015-0007

Schlüsselwörter
water, goat, milk, microbiologic, quality, production system

© Lucian Blaga University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Influence of Microbiological Quality of Water Resources in Dairy Goat Farms

Online veröffentlicht: 04. Aug. 2015

Seitenbereich: 73 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aucft-2015-0007

Schlüsselwörterwater, goat, milk, microbiologic, quality, production system

© Lucian Blaga University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
water, goat, milk, microbiologic, quality, production system