An Assessment of The Clean Milk Production Practices in Basra Province

Abstract: Safe and healthy milk production and consumption is a major concern and the adoption of food safety measures at farm level can play a critical role in ensuring the quality and safety of milk. The current study aimed at examining the factors affecting the assessment of acceptance or rejection rates for milk produced by smallholders in Basra Governorate, as the data collection was approved by a survey that included 53 farms concentrated in the north and center of Basra Governorate. The primary data was collected according to a comprehensive schedule that covered all the information required for the study using a data collection form. The first part of the study dealt with the aspect related to the social and economic characteristics and assets related to livestock. While the second part of the research dealt with standing on the aspects of the farm, which included the type and number of animals in the farm, the average production of milk and how to market it from the milking stage to the selling stage. This period (the stage of animal disease and the stage of taking treatments), in addition to that, the cleanliness of the place designated for milking and the milk storage area. The study concluded that there is a low level about clean milk production practices in Basra Governorate, as not all breeders take into account the periodic examination of animals, as well as a decrease in the level of some important factors for the production of clean milk, most notably the cleanliness of pots by using detergents and the use of clean customized clothes when milking as well as milking livestock near the Animals. The study also recommends that the relevant authorities follow up on the practices of clean milk production, educate the breeders about the methods of clean milking, and visit the animals periodically at the veterinary hospital to check the health of the milking animals. Keywords: Basra, cattle, milking, milk storage, sterilization. Title: An Assessment of The Clean Milk Production Practices in Basra Province Author: Kadhim Fadhil Kadhim, Mustafa Kamash Jasim International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS) ISSN 2349-7823 Vol. 9, Issue 4, October 2022 - December 2022 Page No: 8-15 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 20-December-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7463279 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/An%20Assessment%20of%20The%20Clean%20Milk-20122022-6.pdfInternational Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS), ISSN 2349-7823, Paper Publications, Website: www.paperpublications.or