The hygienic quality of raw reindeer milk

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Kurki, Joanna, Pitkälä, Anna, Nieminen, Mauri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004
• Subjects: bacterial count; food pathogens; food safety; mastitis; Rangifer tarandus; somatic cell count; udder pathogens; Korkea; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/302; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.24.2.302

The somatic cell count (SCC) and total bacterial count (TBC) as well as the presence of major food-borne pathogens and udder pathogens in reindeer raw milk were studied. Two groups of 4 female reindeer were milked on alternate days for six weeks. A milk sample from each quarter was taken before milk...