Table 1 Dairy farms hygienic practices
Farmers practices | Performance | Number of farmers | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Barn cleaning | Twice per day | 4 | 8.5% |
Once per day | 28 | 59.58% | |
Three times per week | 8 | 17.03% | |
Once per week | 7 | 14.89% | |
Udder washing before milking | No washing at all | 13 | 27.66% |
Using warm tape water | 17 | 36.17% | |
Using cold tape water | 4 | 8.51% | |
Using warm river water | 1 | 2.13% | |
Using cold river water | 12 | 25.53% | |
Milking utensils cleaning | Twice per day | 2 | 4.25% |
Every day | 39 | 82.98% | |
Every other day | 6 | 12.77% | |
Milking utensils cleaning methods | Hot water | 21 | 44.68% |
Cold water | 26 | 55.52% | |
Use of flavoring | Traditional flavoring | 30 | 63.83% |
No use of traditional flavoring | 17 | 36.17% | |
Hand washing before milking | Yes | 44 | 93.62% |
No | 3 | 6.38% |