Microbiological quality evaluation of goat milk collected from small-scale dairy farms in Penang Island, Malaysia

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1241-1245

  Suguna, M ^a   Bhat, Rajeev ^a   Wan, W A ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Pathogens; Prevalence; Quality; Raw goat milk; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864825972     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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