Deteksi Residu Antibiotik dalam Susu Segar yang Digunakan sebagai Bahan Baku Utama Pembuatan Keju

Abstract

Antimicrobial drugs have been used in dairy industry for more than five decades. Dairy herd health is closely associated with milk production and economic sustainability. Therefore, maintenance of herd health is closely dependent upon disease prevention and therapeutic drug use for a range of diseases. The presence of antibiotic residues in milk is a public health issue. The purpose of the present study ware to know the relationships of farmer characteristics and antibiotic residues presence in raw milk, wich used as cheese production. Farmer characteristics (age, education, breeding time, training, and number of lactating cows) were used to find the relationship between the farmer’s knowledge and the presence of antibiotic residues in raw milk. The yoghurt tests method was used to figure out the existence of antibiotic residues in raw milk as the basic material for making cheese. Eighteen raw milk samples were taken from three farmer groups that supply the milk to the cheese factory in Sukabumi. Yoghurt test showed that the milk from group A did not contain antibiotic residues, while the milk from group B and C contained antibiotic residues. Farmer characteristics indicating significant correlation with antibiotic residues presence were farmer’s education and number of lactating cows.