Avaliação da qualidade do leite de cabra in natura produzido no Estado de Sergipe.

Abstract

The caprine culture has obtained prominent place, either by increasing the national herd as the appreciation of one of its main activities: milk production. In the northeastern region of Brazil, it holds 90% of the herd and is responsible for the largest goat milk production in the country. The state of Sergipe is the last in the ranking of effective and goat milk production in the Northeast. To improve production and encourage consumption in the State, it is necessary to know the quality of the milk produced. This study aimed to evaluate the in natura goat milk from major producing areas in the state of Sergipe in order to analyze the quality and if it's in according with recommended by Normative Instruction number 37 of October 31, 2000. Were evaluated the physico-chemical, microbiology and cellular in natura goat milk from 27 properties located in three mesoregions of Sergipe state. The samples and analysis ocurred in two stages, the firt held in November 2011, were visited 27 producers and collected goat milk samples from the pail of each producer, and analyzed the acidity in degrees Dornic, density at 15°C, composition, total bacterial count (CBT) and Somatic Cell Count (SCC), in the second stage ocurred in January 2012, 24 of these producers were revisited and samples collected per animal after examination of females, being conducted the Tamis test, California Mastitis Test (CMT), composition and Somatic Cell Count (SCC). A total of 252 samples were analyzed and compared with the current legislation. In the end, it was observed that the averages in both steps of the producers were in compliance with current legislation, and the values for average and percentage change were similar in both phases of the research. It can be concluded that, the results of the producers evaluated obtained were in pursuant to the physico-chemical parameters but not in conform to the microbiological and cell parameters.