Evaluasi Good Milking Practice Pada Peternakan Sapi Perah Rakyat di Kelurahan Kebon Pedes Kecamatan Tanah Sareal Bogor

Abstract

Less hygienic handling of milk resulted in low quality and safety of milk causing major losses and reducing farmer income. Milking hygiene can be realized by implementing Good Milking Practice (GMiP). Interview and observation have been done to 29 sample farmers in Kebon Pedes, Tanah Sareal district, Bogor. The questionnaire was used as tool for observation and interview process. Three important aspects of Good Milking Practice have been evaluated i.e. (a) pre-milking (b) milking (c) post milking. The results showed that the highest value of Good Milking Practice had implemented by farmers aged 31-40 years. Farmers by 21-30 years experience result the highest Good Milking Practice value. Higher experience has no effect on the high value of GMiP. The result in implemented of Good Milking Practice showed that the farmers had less implemented of Good Milking Practice aspects in their dairy farm. This condition associated with low microbiological quality of the milk. The good enough farmers doing GMiP produce TPC but produce mastitis lower than poorly farmers doing GMiP. Amount of 876 quarters affected in cows, hind quarters showed higher involvement (55,81%) than fore quarters (44,19%).