Spore populations among bulk tank raw milk and dairy powders are significantly different

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 8492-8504

  Miller, Rachel A ^a   Kent, David J ^a   Watterson, Matthew J ^a   Boor, Kathryn J ^a   Martin, Nicole H ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk tank raw milk; Dairy powders; Spore populations

Indexed keywords

POWDER;

ANIMAL; BACILLACEAE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; POWDER; PRESERVED FOOD; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BACILLACEAE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD, PRESERVED; MILK; POWDERS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84951749734     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9943     Document Type: Article

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