Table 2 Prevalence of Escherichia coli strains isolated from raw milk and traditional dairy product samples
Types of samples | No. samples collected | No positive strains (%) |
|---|---|---|
Raw bovine milk | 70 | 30 (42.85) |
Raw ovine milk | 60 | 21 (35) |
Raw caprine milk | 60 | 23 (38.33) |
Raw buffalo milk | 40 | 20 (50) |
Raw camel milk | 30 | 2 (6.66) |
Cheese | 50 | 40 (80) |
Yoghurt | 60 | 5 (8.33) |
Kashk | 50 | – |
Dough | 50 | – |
Butter | 40 | 10 (25) |
Cream | 40 | 15 (37.50) |
Ice-cream | 50 | 15 (30) |
Total | 600 | 181 (30.16) |