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The bacteriological condition of animal feeds: A survey to aid in determining product standards for proteinaceous feed ingredients
Author(s) -
Mossel David A. A.,
Shennan Jean L.,
Vega Clara
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740240502
Subject(s) - food science , animal feed , product (mathematics) , milk products , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , geometry
The bacteriological condition of 34 milk replacer products and 110 mixed animal feeds from feed mills in The Netherlands and U.K. was examined. The object of the survey was to provide guidelines for determining bacteriological standards to be applied to proteinaceous feed ingredients. Significant differences in counts were observed between milk replacers for calves, whether from Dutch or British sources, and mixed feeds for other animals, but, with one exception, i.e. the Enterobacteriaceae count, a striking similarity was found in the microbiological condition of the same type of product in both countries. From the data obtained, the conclusion that proteinaceous feed components manufactured according to good processing practices will meet the specifications indicated by the mean counts in Tables 2 and 3 appears justified.