Microbiological Quality Evaluation of Raw Milk Consumed in and Around Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

4 Abstract: For the microbiological examination of milk, total bacterial count, Antibiotic sensitivity test, White side test and Surf test were performed. The result of total bacterial count showed the variation 4.5×10 , 8.3×10 57 and 1.7×10 among the milk samples. The contamination rate was increased in all three sources i.e; house hold 9 animal, milkman and restaurant milk.The results of antibiotic test showed that Amoxicillin given good result among all other antibiotic discs which were used. Whereas, Ofloxacin and Kinanycin showed the poor results. The result of Whiteside test show 14% positive in house rholed milk, 29% and 26% in milkman and restaurant milk respectively. The contamination of pathogenic organisms was become double in milkman milk and restaurant milk, whereas the result of surf test was much similar to white side test having 11%, 23% and 20% in house holed milk, milkman milk and restaurant milk respectively.