Pastoral community practices, microbial quality and associated health risks of raw milk in the milk value chain of Nakasongola District, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMajalija, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorTumwine, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorKiguli, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorBugeza, James
dc.contributor.authorSsemadaali, Marvin Apollo
dc.contributor.authorKazoora, Hebert Brian
dc.contributor.authorMuwanguzi, Esther Namukose
dc.contributor.authorNantima, Noelina
dc.contributor.authorTuyiragize, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-01T14:59:12Z
dc.date.available2025-02-01T14:59:12Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe informal milk value chain in Uganda controls most of the raw marketed milk, albeit of poor quality. A study was conducted to assess the milk handling practices, the bacterial quality and the associated health concerns of raw milk along the informal milk value in Nakasongola District. The cross-sectional study used both qualitative and quantitative methods to obtain information from key players. The qualitative data was categorized and presented into emerging themes. Bacterial contamination of 200 milk samples was determined by morphological and biochemical tests. The antibiotic susceptibility test was done by the disc diffusion method. Hand milking was carried out mainly by men (92.5%), and most never or rarely practised hand washing (67.5%) during milking. Milk was mainly delivered to mobile milk-collecting centres located under tree shades (50%). The quality of raw milk was affected by poor hygienic, handling and transportation practices. Most participants (75%) were aware of the dangers of drinking raw milk and the requirements to transport milk in metallic cans. Viable bacterial counts above the recommended limit were recorded in 76 samples (38%) that included Staphylococcus aureus (46%), coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (29%), Escherichia coli (12%), Streptococcus agalactiae (8%) and Salmonella spp. (5%). The overall antibiotic resistance was 45% (34/76), which included resistant isolates of S. aureus (17/34), coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (11/22), S. agalactiae (3/6), Salmonella spp. (2/4) and E. coli (2/9). The raw milk contaminated with antibiotic drug-resistant bacterial pathogens is of public health concern. Thus, measures to improve the quality of milk need to be designed for the pastoral community in Nakasongola district.
dc.identifier.citationMajalija, S., Tumwine, G., Kiguli, J., Bugeza, J., Ssemadaali, M. A., Kazoora, H. B., ... & Tuyiragize, R. (2020). Pastoral community practices, microbial quality and associated health risks of raw milk in the milk value chain of Nakasongola District, Uganda. Pastoralism, 10, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-020-0158-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-020-0158-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9899
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
dc.titlePastoral community practices, microbial quality and associated health risks of raw milk in the milk value chain of Nakasongola District, Uganda
dc.typeArticle
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