Gross chemical composition and microbiological quality of saanen goat's milk

Thirty individual milk samples of Saanen goats were chemically and microbiologically analyzed. The attained data revealed that the average percentage values of acidity, total solids, fat, solids not fat and protein contents were 0.14, 11.73, 2.77, 8.94, and 3.02, respectively. A value of 6.83 was recorded for pH. The average values of total calcium and magnesium contents were 151.9 and 5.67 mg/100 ml in order. The average total plate count was 3.5 x 10 4, whereas that coliform [MPN/ml] was 5. However, 80% of the examined samples were coliform free