EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF RAW COW MILK ALONG THE MILK MARKET CHAIN IN GIRAR JARSO DISTRICT OF OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

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The study was aimed to assess dairy production practice, milk handling and marketing practices and to evaluate the quality and safety of raw milk produced and marketing in in urban and peri urban areas of Girar Jarso district. A total of 150 sample respondents (120 from dairy producers and 30 from milk collectors) were interviewed using a semi structured questionnaire. The survey work includes: dairy cattle management, milk production performance, house type and cleaning practices, hygienic conditions of the milkers ,cows during milking, source of water used for cleaning purpose (udder, milker and milk utensils), type of milking container, fluid milk quality test methods and constraints of milk production, handling and marketing. From previously surveyed respondents, 60 milk samples (40 from milk producers and 20 from milk collectors) were collected for, physicochemical and microbial quality analysis. The overall mean temperature, titratable acidity, pH, specific gravity, fat, total solid, contents of milk collected from producers were 29.75±0.52, 0.16±0.03, 6.69±0.02, 1.026±0.002, 4.02±0.10, 12.62±0.28, respectively whereas for milk from collection center were 22.35±0.52, 0.175±0.0.03, 6.69±0.23, 1.023±0.002, 3.75±0.14, 11.60±0.39 were significantly different (P

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Alemnesh, Y (2024). EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF RAW COW MILK ALONG THE MILK MARKET CHAIN IN GIRAR JARSO DISTRICT OF OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-production-practices-quality-and-safety-of-raw-cow-milk-along-the-milk-market-chain-in-girar-jarso-district-of-oromia-region-ethiopia

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Alemnesh, Yirda "EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF RAW COW MILK ALONG THE MILK MARKET CHAIN IN GIRAR JARSO DISTRICT OF OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA" Afribary. Afribary, 12 Apr. 2024, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-production-practices-quality-and-safety-of-raw-cow-milk-along-the-milk-market-chain-in-girar-jarso-district-of-oromia-region-ethiopia. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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Alemnesh, Yirda . "EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF RAW COW MILK ALONG THE MILK MARKET CHAIN IN GIRAR JARSO DISTRICT OF OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA". Afribary, Afribary, 12 Apr. 2024. Web. 14 Oct. 2025. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-production-practices-quality-and-safety-of-raw-cow-milk-along-the-milk-market-chain-in-girar-jarso-district-of-oromia-region-ethiopia >.

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Alemnesh, Yirda . "EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF RAW COW MILK ALONG THE MILK MARKET CHAIN IN GIRAR JARSO DISTRICT OF OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA" Afribary (2024). Accessed October 14, 2025. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/evaluation-of-production-practices-quality-and-safety-of-raw-cow-milk-along-the-milk-market-chain-in-girar-jarso-district-of-oromia-region-ethiopia

EVALUATION OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF RAW COW MILK ALONG THE MILK MARKET CHAIN IN GIRAR JARSO DISTRICT OF OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

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