Comparable Assessment of Nature of Milk Accumulated from Buffalo, Cow, Goat and Sheep of Beed District Maharashtra India

Milk is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium. It has an important role in bone health. In the present investigation, the milk of four different species like cow, buffalo, goat, and sheep was collected dairy farms, street vendor, and chilling center of Beed district Maharashtra India. The Physico chemical and microbiological analysis of milk of different species was done and results showed that the cow milk have highest LR and specific gravity i.e., 32.52 and 1.30, respectively than other three species i.e. buffalo, goat and sheep. The cow milk showed maximum pH value (6.75) while sheep milk samples showed maximum titratable acidity (0.98%). The minimum pH value (6.50) was of sheep milk while the minimum titratable acidity (0.20%) was of the cow milk samples. The results of SNF found in this study showed significant difference (P<0.05) among the milk of buffalo (8.22%) and of goat milk (8.89%). In contrast, the SNF of milk samples obtained from cow and sheep (9.99 and 10.66%, respectively). The other parameters like Total solid %, Protein %, Total Nitrogen %, Lactose %, and fat % was also determined by chemical method. The SPC (log cfu/ml) Coliform count (log cfu/ml) & TBC were found to be highest in goat (7.22 ± 0.04), sheep (4.42 ± 0.03), and buffalo (6.99 ± 0.39) respectively Yeast and mould count was not at all observed in any of analyzed milk samples of Beed district. The present study concluded that the milk from dairy shop and street vendor was mainly adulterated with water without any consideration with purity of water which may lead to several health hazards.