Assessment of Dairy Cow Milk Quality Based on UTMT-1, Boiling, and Alcohol Tests at Ijen Makmur Dairy Farm, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24843/JVAS.2026.v08.i01.p02Keywords:
dairy milk, milk quality, UTMT-1 test, boiling test, alcohol testAbstract
Dairy milk is a highly nutritious animal-based food with significant economic value for local farmers. Milk quality is influenced by udder health and physicochemical stability, particularly in subclinical mastitis that often remains clinically undetected. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of Friesian Holstein (FH) milk using the Udayana Tokcer Mastitis Test (UTMT-1), boiling test, and alcohol test at Ijen Makmur Dairy Farm, Banyuwangi, East Java. A descriptive observational study was conducted using purposive sampling of 17 fresh milk samples from lactating FH cows. Most samples showed mild to moderate subclinical mastitis, with 64.7% testing positive based on UTMT-1. The boiling and alcohol tests, especially the 95% alcohol test, indicated decreased physicochemical stability with increasing UTMT-1 scores. Spearman correlation and Chi-square analyses showed significant and strong associations between UTMT-1 and both tests (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that the combined use of UTMT-1, boiling, and alcohol tests is an effective, practical, and economical screening method for milk quality assessment at smallholder dairy farms. This study was limited by the small sample size and single-farm location; future studies should include larger samples, wider areas, and further evaluation of these methods.
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