Food Control (2003) 495–500
Microbiological quality of cows' milk taken at different intervals from the udder to the selling point in Bamako (Mali)

B. Bonfoh (a), A. Wasem (b), A.N. Traoré (c), A. Fané (c), H. Spillmann (b), C.F. Simbé (c), I.O. Alfaroukh (d), J. Nicolet (e), Z. Farah (b),*, J. Zinsstag (a)

a Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical Institute, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
b Institute of Food Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
c Central Veterinary Laboratory, BP 2295 Bamako, Mali
d Institute of Sahel, BP 1530 Bamako, Mali
e Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland
Abstract
The microbiological quality of raw cows' milk, taken at distudied. Prior to taking the milk samples, each container and all the related material used were bacteriological determination were made. A strong increase in the total count (TC) of bacteria was observed during transport from the farm to the market (10E7 colony forming unit per ml (CFU/ml)) . The main indicators considered were TC, Enterobacteriaceae and Staphylococcus aureus. The milk containers of the farmer and the milk vendor played a major role in the increase in the milk flora that occurred during transport from the farm to the selling points.

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