The poor quality of raw milk is the main problem in dairy industries, once it can directly interfere in the productivity and quality of dairy products. The Pernambuco is not different. located between the Zona da Mata and the Sertão regions, is responsible for a daily milk production of 980,000 liters, and presented an increase of 23% in the last two years. This study aimed the evaluation of the microbiological...
The Agreste region in the state of Pernambuco is characterized by a diversified economy, with different cultivars, besides the daily and beef farms. In 2004 the State produced 398 million liters of milk; it represented 14.7% of the Northeast Region production and 1.7% of the National production. The aim of this work was to characterize the milk properties of the Agreste region of Pernambuco, observing condition...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality and pasteurization enzymatic parameters in 80 samples of pasteurized milk produced in the north of Paraná state - Brazil from January, 2004 to December, 2005. The obtained results were compared with legislation established in the Regulation of Industry and Sanitary Federal Inspection of Food of Animal Origin. The microbiological analyses were mes...
In order to improve the microbiological quality of Brazilian milk and dairy products some measures have been implemented in the milk-producing sector throughout the years, such as milk refrigeration and bulk collection. Refrigeration is a very efficient procedure, however allows psychrotrophics multiplication, which are largely found in milk produced in poor hygienic conditions. To assure and improve the microb...