The effect of three different preservatives on the numbers and types of bacteria, Brix percentage, pH and nutritional composition of bovine colostrum sourced from New Zealand dairy farms
Aerobic and coliform bacteria proliferate extensively in unpreserved colostrum. All preservatives decreased coliform counts compared to un-preserved colostrum, but potassium sorbate was more effective at decreasing both coliforms and aerobic bacteria than either yoghurt or citric acid.
Authors
- Richard Laven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8938-8595)
- WA Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0006-7323)
- S Cranefield
- EL Cuttance
Institutions
- Equibreed (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Massey University (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Zealand Veterinary Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2024.2392686
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Animal health and immunology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.91