Microflora associated with the internal surfaces of rubber and stainless steel milk transfer pipeline |
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| Authors: | Stephanie J Lewis† A Gilmour † |
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| Institution: | Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland;The Queen's University of Belfast, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland |
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| Abstract: | Sterile sections of rubber and stainless steel milk transfer pipeline were inserted sequentially into a milking installation and soiled with fresh raw milk over a period of 5 d. The resultant adherent microbial population was removed and the generic composition of mesophilic and psychrotrophic types was determined. In all cases Acinetobacter spp. were found to predominate (59.5–75.6%). The generic composition of the raw milk used to soil the milking unit (with inserted pipe section) was determined once during each 5-d soiling period. In general the milk was found to contain a mixed flora in which Gram-positive organisms predominated. |
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