Nutritive Analysis and Microbial Characterization of Bovine Colostrum
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry (IOSR-JBB - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Colostrum is the first milk produced by mammary gland of milk-producing animals soon after parturition and its composition varies considerably with the whole milk. In the present study, bovine colostrum was collected within 12 hours of parturition from a local breed of cow from Chennai city and its microbial and nutritive analysis was carried out. The nutritive analysis was compared with locally sourced bovine whole milk. Proteins were five-fold higher and immunoglobulins (Ig) nearly ten-folds higher in the colostrum sample, indicating its metabolic and protective role for the newborn calf. The average count of total heterotropic bacterial population through standard plate count method was found to be 11,000 colony forming units (cfu)/ml. Bacteriological load on colostrum can impact the bioactive protein quality and can have direct influence on the available Ig for the feeding infant. The microbial analysis also indicated the presence of Streptococcus bovis and Lactobacillus spp. in the colostrum sample, which may contribute to the gut flora of the newborn. The presence of coliforms through this study, pose health risk to the animal as well as the newborn calf and can contaminate the milk samples also, thereby bringing down the quality of the milk. Safer and better maintanence of the animal can avoid such risks and improve the quality of milk thereby providing better nourishment to the newborn.
Authors and Affiliations
Preeti. N, Shalini Priyadarishini C, Dr. Priya R. Iyer, Dr. Pavithra Amrit kumar
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