Abstract:

This study aimed at determining the number of somatic cells of tank milk, which is the measure of whether raw milk produced in the region of Trakya is produced in accordance with the standards of food safety, and also examined the chemical and microbiological properties of milk. For this purpose, a total of 36 raw milk samples were taken from the milk collection tanks, including 18 from the province of Edirne, 10 from the province of Tekirdağ and 8 from the province of Kırklareli. Raw milk samples of oil, non-fat dry substance (YKM), protein, tank milk somatic cell number (TSSHS) and total bacterial numbers (TBS); 3.70%, 3.60, 3.76; 8.34, 8.50, 8.39; 3.05, 3.09, 3.05; 308.555 26.510 (LogTSSHS 5.459 0.04 ad/ml), 350.200 53.627 (LogTSSHS 5.500 0.06 ad/ml), 254.500 37.645 SHS/ml (LogTSSHS 5. It was found as 370 0.06 ad/ml; 479.481 1.777 (LogTBS 5.630 0.05 cfu/ml), 435.716 91.194 (LogTBS 5.523 0.12 cfu/ml), 446.958 81.515 ad/ml (LogTBS 5.602 0.08 cfu/ml). The phenotypic correlation ratings between LogTSSHS and milk fat, YKM, protein, and LogTBS were found at 0.036, 0.251, 0.421, 0.219 respectively and the correlation ratings between LogTSSHS and protein were found important in the statistical assessment of the logTSSHS and protein ratings.

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