Available Online at http://journalijcar.org International Journal of Current Advanced Research Vol. 4, Issue, 10, pp. 436-440, October, 2015

International Journal of Current Advanced Research ISSN: 2319 - 6475

ISSN: 2319-6505

RESEARCH ARTICLE QUALITY EVALUATION OF MILK SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT INTERMEDIARIES AT THE VICINITY OF CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH, INDIA Indumathi J* and Obula Reddy B Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, Andhrapradesh, India

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Received 17th, September, 2015 Received in revised form 29th,September,2015 Accepted 18th, October, 2015 Published online 28th, October, 2015 Key words: quality , evaluation, milk samples, intermediaries, chittoor.

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Present investigation was carried out with the aim to investigate the chemical composition, phyico chemical parameters and various adulterants of market milk sold at different intermediaries at the vicinity of chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Total of 100 milk samples were collected randomly from different intermediaries, 25 samples each from the milk producers (MP), milk collectors (MC), milk vendors (MV) and retail shops (RS) and were examined for different adulterants like water, urea, starch, sodium chloride, detergents, neutralizers, cane sugar, hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde and glucose and dextrose. Among the intermediaries, milk obtained from MP was remarkably higher (p