Aspects Regarding the Quality of Raw Milk, used for Consumption and Processing in the Area of Brasov

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the experimental researches effectuated on 30 samples of cow, sheep, and goat milk coming from 5 mixed farms specialized in animal growth and exploitation and from 5 collecting centers that collect milk from small individual producers. The research is based on some qualitative aspects of the milk, such as the total bacteria count (TBC), the total number of somatic cells (NSC), and the potential falsification of some types of milk. There are outlined the situations in which the milk is negative (it respects the European and Romanian in force rules), but also some cases in which the analyzed milk is positive.