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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
India is a highest milk producer. Whereas the concept of qualitative milk for consumer is the most valuable things related to milk production and its processing. The quality of raw milk is the primary factor determining the quality of milk products. Good quality raw milk has to be free of debris and sediment; free of off-flavours and abnormal colour and odour; low in bacterial count; free of chemicals (e.g., antibiotics, detergents); and of normal composition and acidity. Physical contaminants like dirt particles, hair, leaves, rubber and mettle particles, paper pieces etc. can get entry in to the milk at the time of milking. Chemical contamination in milk comprise may introduce during milk production, dairy processing and packaging. Aflatoxins, pesticides and insecticides residue, antimicrobial residue, antibiotic residue and heavy metals residue are chemical contaminants that can enter to animal feed and they have some residue in milk. Hormonal residue such as steroid hormones and bovine growth hormones is an other type of contamination which exerting profound biological effects in animals and humans.