Quality of Milk from Norwegian Dairy Goats Bred and raised in Mgeta Division, Morogoro Region, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMsalya, George Mutani
dc.contributor.authorUrassa, F.E.
dc.contributor.authorKifaro, G.C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-13T06:18:09Z
dc.date.available2022-09-13T06:18:09Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractMilk from goats has uplifted the nutritional standards of many poor households in rural communities in developing countries. In Tanzania, consumption of milk in these communities has increased since introduction of dairy goats in 1960s. Nutritional composition including carbohydrate, protein, fat, minerals, and associated and quality attributes are important factors of milk for human consumption. Also, milk should be obtained from health animals in order to safeguard the health of consumers. These parameters are affected by many factors including management, production level, breed, parity and stage of lactation, as well as processing and handling conditions. We carried out this study to evaluate the composition of milk from the most famous dairy goats namely Norwegian Landrace (NL), mainly crosses with indigenous Small East African (SEA) goats which are bred and managed in Mgeta division, Morogoro region, Eastern Tanzania. We collected 75 milk samples considering various factors. These samples were analysed for somatic cell count (SCC), crude protein (CP), butterfat (BF), lactose, total solids (TS), solids- not-fat (SNF), Chloride (Cl) as well as milk density. We obtained averages of each parameter for each factor and made statistical decision using the general linear model procedures of the statistical analysis system. Averages for milk yield (MY), SSC, CP, BF, lactose, Cl, TS, SNF and milk density were 1.32 litres/day, 1.48x105 cells/ml, 3.65%, 4.34%, 4.20%, 0.15%, 12.29%, 7.95% and 27.98 respectively. Conclusively, values of parameters are within the recommended ranges and milk from NL goats is good for consumptionen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4552
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTAJASen_US
dc.subjectCross breeding,en_US
dc.subjectDairy goatsen_US
dc.subjectMilk yield,en_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectSmall East African goatsen_US
dc.subjectUdder healthen_US
dc.titleQuality of Milk from Norwegian Dairy Goats Bred and raised in Mgeta Division, Morogoro Region, Tanzaniaen_US

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