Assessment and quantification of levels of microbial contamination in bovine milk from smallholder dairy farmers of Monze district in the Southern Zambia

Two types of bovine milk; processed milk (PM). and unprocessed (UM). each replicated five (5). times were tested for bacterial plate count (BPC). microbial species (MS). Five replicates randomly assigned testing in a Time Series Experimental Design (TSED). at the Samora Machel School Veterinary Medicine University Zambia. The two samples quality load (ML). (PM UM). did not differ significantly (p<0.05). terms ML. coliforms values PM 45 x 104, 0.14 1 0.1 104 while those UM 38.6 45.6 83 , 0.16 104. Load (BL). depends upon hygienic practices method processing used. Results this study provide evidence that used plant is effective reducing BL Monze Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society (MDFCS).