• Tamiru Abera
• Richa Sharma
• Lema Gemeda

Milk is an important source of nutrients to human and animals, but due to its high water activity and nutritional value it serves as an excellent medium for growth of a number of microorganisms under suitable conditions. The present inferences of review were conducted that, to identify microbial quality of raw cow milk and determines that milk-borne bacterial infections or contamination from natural sources. The demand of consumers for safe and high-quality milk has placed a significant responsibility on dairy producers, retailers, market safe milk, and milk products. Researches showed that, The number and types of micro-organisms in milk immediately after milking are affected from different factors which include poor hygienic condition of the milking environment, absence of cooling system, poor sanitary condition of the milk containers, poor udder and teats cleaning practice, failure of washing and drying cow’s udder, the absence of usage of detergent for cleaning vending environments, and the poor personal hygiene of the milkers. Additionally, condition of storage, manner of transport, use of plastic containers for milk collection, mixing of milk obtained from different cows and the presence of further contamination at the milk selling sites.

Microorganisms, Raw milk, Contamination

" REVIEW ON DETERMINATION OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN RAW MILK.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.36-42, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J90.pdf

" REVIEW ON DETERMINATION OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN RAW MILK.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp36-42, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J90.pdf