Background Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis acquired
from contaminated foods such as milk and milk products. However, such information is …

Objective To evaluate microbial quality and associated health risks of raw milk marketed in
the Tanga region of Tanzania. Methods A microbial quality assessment of marketed raw milk …

Given the projected climatic changes, building resilient agricultural systems is of vital
significance in protecting vulnerable agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Under this …

Background Brucellosis an important zoonotic disease worldwide, which frequently presents
as an undifferentiated febrile illness with otherwise varied and non-specific clinical …

Milk quality depends on the physicochemical characteristics, hygienic standards, and
nutritional quality; however, animal husbandry practices, unhygienic harvesting and …

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the quality of raw milk and stakeholders'
awareness on milk-borne health risks and factors for poor milk hygiene in Arusha City and …

The major alteration in the milk composition due to mastitis includes presence of somatic
cells (neutrophills, monocytes, macrophages and mammary epithelial cells), bactericidal …

Neonatal period within veterinary medicine is considered to be the transitional phase from
fetal to adult life during which there is changes in structural and functional systems of the …

In Tanzania, pastoralists such as the Maasai and small urban farmers are responsible for the
country's milk production, and 95% of the national milk supply is sold without regulation. This …

An examination of raw milk for the isolation of coliforms as members of mastitis-causing
organisms was conducted on 300 cows from four Local Government Areas in Kaduna State …